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SoftBank is more than CEO Masayoshi Son. Meet the 12 managing partners behind the $100 billion Vision Fund that's backed startups like Uber and WeWork.

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Through the $100 billion Vision Fund, Softbank CEO, Masayoshi Son, has invested millions in Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies — with help from his 12 managing partners. But the fund has faced scrutiny this year. SoftBank is working towards a $9.5 billion bailout from its deal with WeWork. The company's culture is also in question after a, in which current and former employees describe the work environment as full of "political rivalries, harassment, compliance issues, and an abnormally high tolerance of risk."

SoftBank is also giving up its 50% stake in dog-walking app Wag after the departure of its CEO Hilary Schneider last month. Business Insider looked into the careers of the 12 managing partners behind some of the company's biggest deals. The firm's $100 billion Vision Fund — which has backed companies like Uber and Sprint — has faced scrutiny surrounding its decisions to invest in

 

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This tweet reads like the person backing WeWork is something I would want to read about for something besides macabre fascination. When WeWork is only macabre fascination

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