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20 stories about SoftBank
כנס לידר שוק הון - יוסי כהן יו"ר המוסד לשעבר וראש פעילות ההשקעות של סופטבנק בישראל

Yossi Cohen: “We’re doing everything to make sure that the State of Israel will exist forever”

30.10.25|Amy Shapiro
Speaking at the Israel Private Markets Summit 2025 by Leader Private Capital, SoftBank Israel Head and former Mossad Director Yossi Cohen discussed the country’s economic resilience, cyber and defense innovation, the future of regional normalization, and the political crossroads ahead of its next election cycle.
מימין מסיושי סאן מייסד ומנכ"ל סופטבנק ליפ־בו טאן מנכ"ל אינטל ונשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ

Trump and SoftBank throw Intel a lifeline for its AI comeback

20.08.25|Omer Kabir
Support from SoftBank and share-purchase talks with the US government gave the crisis-hit chip giant the vote of confidence it needed
מנכ"ל אינטל העולמית ליפ בו טאן

SoftBank’s Son places $2 billion bet on Intel’s turnaround

19.08.25|Omer Kabir
The move underscores Son’s ambition to dominate every layer of the AI ecosystem, from design to infrastructure.
מייסדי קלאסיק מפתחת מערכת הפעלה קוואנטית מימין ניר מינרבי אמיר נווה וד״ר יהודה נווה

Quantum startup Classiq adds $10M+ to Series C with SoftBank on board

30.07.25|Meir Orbach
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 joins international backers as Classiq’s latest funding round brings total raised to nearly $200 million.
מייסד ומנכ"ל OpenAI סם אלטמן

OpenAI’s $40 billion funding round cements its place among the world’s most valuable private companies

01.04.25|CTech and Reuters
SoftBank and Microsoft back AI powerhouse as competition in artificial intelligence heats up.
מנכ"ל OpenAI סם אלטמן 2023

OpenAI raising $40 billion at a $300 billion valuation in record funding round

27.03.25|Omer Kabir
SoftBank leads the historic investment despite growing competition from China.
סניף של סופטבנק טוקיו יפן SoftBank

SoftBank cashes in on Wiz investment in no time after Google’s $32 billion buyout

18.03.25|CTech
A well-timed bet on the Israeli cybersecurity firm delivers a massive return for SoftBank.
משרדי סייבריזן

Cybereason CEO resigns amid boardroom battle over funding

05.03.25|CTech
Eric Gan steps down after accusing Mnuchin, SoftBank of obstructing vital financing.
סטיב מנוצ'ין

Cybereason CEO accuses Mnuchin, SoftBank of forcing company toward bankruptcy

11.02.25|CTech
Eric Gan’s lawsuit claims investors blocked crucial funding to tighten control over the firm.
Sophia Pepper Stretch Robot

Why robots aren’t taking over jobs yet: the realities behind the hype

01.09.24|Viki Auslender
The much-anticipated robotic revolution in the workforce hasn't fully materialized, but will it soon?
אסף רפפורט מייסד ו מנכל WIZ וויז

Wiz secures multi-million SoftBank investment to expand in Asian cloud market

07.08.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli cyber company, which recently rejected a $23 billion offer from Google, plans to double its workforce in Asia by the end of the year after recently recruiting dozens of employees in Japan, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand, and establishing a new data center in Sydney. 
שבב מחשב ARM

China's contribution to Arm: A double-edged sword for reviving the U.S. IPO market

23.08.23|Omer Kabir, Reuters
Arm did not disclose the valuation it is aiming for in its Nasdaq IPO, but according to estimates it hopes to raise as much as $10 billion at a valuation of $60-70 billion - the largest IPO in the technology industry since Alibaba's IPO in 2014
מימין מייסד סופטבנק מאסיושי סאן ומייסד WeWork אדם ניומן

Won’t work: Only WeWork asset left is investors’ bitter lessons

10.08.23|Viki Auslender
For years now, the co-workspace company has been operating in a problematic and dangerous business model that has made it the poster child for everything that is wrong in the technology sector
מאסיושי סון מסיושי מאסאיושי מייסד סופטבנק פברואר 2019

Cybereason and Rapid are paying the price for SoftBank’s mistakes

30.04.23|Sophie Shulman
The collapse of Cybereason’s value by 90% along with the layoffs of half of the employees and the replacement of the CEO at Rapid are two more milestones in the crisis engulfing Israeli high-tech. However, these two companies have another common denominator: Belonging to SoftBank's portfolio
משרדי סייבריזן

Cybereason valuation dropped by over 90% in recent funding round

24.04.23|Meir Orbach
The cybersecurity company received a $100 million investment from SoftBank Corp. earlier this month at a valuation of $300-400 million compared to the roughly $3 billion at which it was valued when it raised $275 million in 2021
ליאור דיב מנכ"ל ומייסד סייבריזן

SoftBank invests another $100 million in cyber unicorn Cybereason, replaces CEO

03.04.23|Meir Orbach
The new investment will make the Japanese conglomerate Cybereason’s leading shareholder
יוסי הרן צחון בנטואיץ Quris

SoftBank leads $9 million investment in AI pharma startup Quris

20.12.22|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup expanded its Seed funding to $37 million and plans to use the additional investment to advance its Bio-AI clinical-prediction platform that simulates clinical trials
bloXroute founders

DeFi startup bloXroute raises $70 million Series B led by Softbank

13.04.22|CTech
bloXroute, headed by Israeli CEO Uri Klarman, is a global content distribution network for blockchain scalability which enables decentralized finance traders to win more trades
Iddo Gino RapidAPI

RapidAPI raises $150 million Series D to reach unicorn status

23.03.22|CTech
The company’s API Hub is used by millions of developers to discover and connect to APIs, and by companies finding, managing and collaborating on their internal and external APIs
מוסף שבועי 15.11.18 מסיושי סאן מייסד סופטבנק

Japanese investments in Israeli startups reach record $2.9 billion in 2021

09.01.22|Meir Orbach
This marks a 190% leap compared to 2020. The number of investments also rose - 85 compared to 63 the year prior. Japanese investments accounted for 15.8% of all foreign investments in Israel, and since 2000, Japanese companies have invested a total of $13 billion
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