Masayoshi Son: The Radical Rise and Risk of SoftBank

Masayoshi Son transformed SoftBank from a humble software distributor into a global investment empire through aggressive, high-risk bets on the early internet, most notably turning a $20 million investment in Alibaba into tens of billions of dollars,,,. While he established the massive $100 billion Vision Fund to shape the future of technology, his reputation faced significant challenges following high-profile failures like the collapse of WeWork. Undeterred by these setbacks, Son has pivoted his focus to the artificial intelligence revolution, betting heavily that his acquisition of the semiconductor company ARM will serve as the foundational infrastructure for the next era of tech.