Overview
Business
Venture capital
Founded
45 years ago
Sep 3, 1981
Related entities
SoftBank is a Venture capital company. The company was founded in 1981.
Jobs
No job info
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
68%
200+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Better than 56% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Masayoshi Son
71%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
SoftBank Org Chart

Rankings and awards
Fortune Most Admired
2026
TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI
Masayoshi Son (Founder, chairman, and CEO)
2025
Fortune Global 500
2025
TIME100 Most Influential Companies
2025
TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI
Masayoshi Son (Chairman and CEO)
2024
Fortune Global 500
2024
Layoffs
Sep 2025 · 9 months ago
60 impacted20%
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