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EXCLUSIVE: WeWork Backer SoftBank On Its Disruptive Real Estate Push

Written by CRETech | Feb 22, 2019 12:24:45 PM

No company in the world may be having a bigger impact on real estate right now than SoftBank.

The Japanese telecoms giant has made a series of massive bets on companies that are disrupting the sector, via its tech-focused $100B Vision Fund, and using its own balance sheet. The aim of its founder, Masayoshi Son, is to invest in companies and technologies that will change the world, and property and construction are playing a huge part in this.