2000
Brad Gerstner said National Leisure Group partnered with SoftBank and raised roughly $50 million.
“And we partnered with SoftBank. We raised, must be 50 million bucks for that business.”
Topic
SoftBank
6 facts from 5 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2018
In the 2018 SoftBank-led round DoorDash sold 38% of the company at a $1.4 billion post-money valuation.
“38% of the company that they sell in this round to SoftBank and the other investors.”
2018
To let SoftBank invest, Uber's high-vote shareholders all had to agree to convert their shares to low-vote shares.
“And we literally had to like get everyone to agree to blow up the high vote shares.”
2018
Dara recalled SoftBank's investment in Uber as about $10 billion, possibly $15 billion, including primary and secondary shares.
“It was $10 billion. It was actually, I think, $15.”
Undated
Ho Nam says Coupang received a first $1 billion investment from SoftBank, followed by another $2 billion.
“And so that was the first billion dollar check from SoftBank, and then they did another two billion.”
Undated
A PitchBook list read by the host included BlackRock, IVP, Sequoia Capital, SoftBank, Race Capital and Binance among FTX's original investors.
“the original investors in FTX. And this is a nutso list. I mean, BlackRock, IVP, Sequoia Capital, SoftBank, Race Capital, Binance.”
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