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שר האוצר של ארה"ב סטיב מנוצ'ין ב ריאד סעודיה 22.2.20

SoftBank, Saudi Arabia's PIF backing Steven Mnuchin's $2.5 billion private equity fund

22.09.21|Reuters and CTech
The fund, Liberty Strategic Capital, which has an office in Tel Aviv and recently led a $275 million investment in Israeli company Cybereason, will be backed by SoftBank's $40 billion second Vision Fund and Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund Mubadala
הועידה הכלכלית הלאומית 2021 יוסי כהן ראש המוסד לשעבר

SoftBank a big believer in Israeli high-tech, says former Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen

02.08.21|Meir Orbach
In his first public speech since becoming the head of SoftBank’s investment operations in Israel, Cohen told the Calcalist National Economic Conference that the local tech ecosystem is “21st century Zionism at its best”
מייסדי Wiliot

IoT startup Wiliot secures $200 million investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2

27.07.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli company didn't reveal its valuation, but it is estimated to be in the region of $1 billion
יוסי כהן ראש המוסד

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen appointed as SoftBank representative in Israel

09.07.21|Meir Orbach
SoftBank's new Vision Fund 2 has already invested in several Israeli companies over recent months, including AnyVision, Redis Labs and Vianai Systems
שלומי חגי וג'ונתן צ'רקי Contentsquare

Contentsquare lands $500 million series E led by SoftBank Vision

26.05.21|CTech
In 2019, the French company acquired Israeli firm Clicktale, which specializes in digital analysis of the user experience
יואל בר מייסד חברת טראקס TRAX

$1 billion in a single day - Israeli tech sets new investment record

08.04.21|Meir Orbach
Around $500 million didn't go into company accounts, but rather to those of investors, employees, and executives via secondary deals
מוסף שבועי 15.11.18 אורי אלון מייסד ובעלי קומפאס

Israeli-owned brokerage company Compass Real Estate heads for IPO

02.03.21|CTech
The SoftBank-backed company submitted a prospectus for its public offering, showing a 56% rise in revenues for 2020 compared to the previous year
אדם נוימן מייסד WeWork מוכר בית לוס אנג'לס

SoftBank and Adam Neumann squeezing WeWork for all that it has

24.02.21|Sophie Shulman
After a much-publicized fallout and with a public offering beckoning, the Japanese conglomerate and the Israeli entrepreneur are nearing a settlement
מוסף שבועי 3.12.20 איור אדם נוימן

Going Bust: Adam Neumann is a symbol of the cash-bloated startups era

04.12.20|Sophie Shulman
Neumann is a result of too much ambition colliding with too much money, says author of the Israeli entrepreneur’s biography
כנס כלכליסט ניו יורק נלסון גריגס

Nasdaq saw 10 times the IPOs it expected in 2020, says stock exchange president

23.09.20|Sophie Shulman
Nelson Griggs, the president of the Nasdaq stock exchange, expected the number of IPOs would drop due to Covid-19 and prides himself instead of over 100 companies listing on the exchange since the beginning of January with an average return of 50%-60%
מלמעלה: מייסדי למונייד שי וינינגר ו דניאל שרייבר

The truth behind the Lemonade surge, America’s most successful IPO of 2020

05.07.20|Sophie Shulman
Lemonade went overnight from being a unicorn that has never made a profit into a massive success. But there are some investors wondering whether the underwriters forced the company to leave money on the table
מימין שי וינינגר ו דניאל שרייבר מייסדי Lemonade למונייד

Lemonade has learned the lesson of its fellow SoftBank portfolio companies

28.06.20|Sophie Shulman
In its pre-IPO prospectus, Lemonade presents a clear, yet highly optimistic, perception of the current business reality
אדם נוימן מעצב חללים ל עבודה ב ניו יורק

SoftBank Looking to Reduce $3 Billion WeWork Rescue Offer, Report Says

24.11.19|CTech
The plan is intended to limit the $1.7 billion bailout payment offered to former CEO Adam Neumann, Bloomberg reported Friday
מימין שי וינינגר ו דניאל שרייבר מייסדי Lemonade למונייד

Following WeWork, SoftBank-Backed Lemonade Shelves Planned IPO, Report Says

13.11.19|Meir Orbach
Calcalist first reported the online insurance company’s plans to go public in June
מאסיושי סון מסיושי מאסאיושי מייסד סופטבנק פברואר 2019

Adam Neumann Gets a Cushy Exit

23.10.19|Sophie Shulman
Despite being the orchestrator of the biggest tech fiasco of the year, WeWork's co-founder and former CEO will walk away with his billionaire status intact. The real losers are the employees and the company's shareholders
חללי עבודה wework ניו יורק

SoftBank Signs Agreement to Take Over WeWork

23.10.19|CTech
The doubledown, which includes $5 billion in new financing, a $3 billion tender offer to existing shareholders, and the acceleration of an existing commitment for another $1.5 billion in funding, will give SoftBank an 80% stake in WeWork but not a voting majority
חללי עבודה wework ניו יורק

SoftBank to Take Control of WeWork, Report Says

22.10.19|CTech
The Japanese holding company is in advanced talks to take over the crashing co-working company, valuing it at $7.5 billion to $8 billion, CNBC reported Monday
השור של וול סטריט 2

The Unicorns Gallop Ahead Despite All Warning Signs

18.10.19|Sophie Shulman
WeWork's failed IPO will hold back investors but it will not change the easy availability of money in the industry. Dozens of companies passed the $1 billion valuation mark with no regard to traditional financial parameters, and it is the economy and the employees that may pay the final price
חללי עבודה wework ניו יורק

WeWork to Cut 2,000 Jobs by End of Month, Report Says

06.10.19|CTech
The co-working company is cutting its workforce following its catastrophic IPO attempt, Bloomberg reported Thursday
אדם נוימן מייסד ו מנכ"ל WeWork 2017

WeWork’s Next Challenge: Get Off the Steroids

26.09.19|Sophie Shulman and Omer Kabir
SoftBank invested over $10 billion in WeWork, enabling the company’s meteoric growth—and its massive debt. The successors of ousted CEO Adam Neumann will need to halt that growth and even start pruning if they want the company to last
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