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Japanese multinational investment firm SoftBank reported a revenue of ¥1.18 trillion ($7.7 billion) in the previous quarter, following a loss of about ¥931 billion ($6 billion) from the year before.&nbsp; 
The company made a financial comeback thanks to its <a href="https://group.softbank/en/segments/svf#:~:text=SoftBank%20Vision%20Fund%20(SVF)%201,reach%2C%20unparalleled%20ecosystem%20and%20patient" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Vision Fund</a> investments and founder Masayoshi Son’s shrewdness in taking risks. SoftBank shares have fluctuated with investors’ mixed sentiments on AI’s transformative potential, hitting a record in July before stabilizing. 
Founded in 1981, the company started out in telecoms and has pivoted to become an investment company with a portfolio ranging from finance to emerging technologies. In September, it recorded its highest quarterly profit in two years, breaking analysts’ projections of a ¥295 billion quarter revenue.&nbsp; 
<h3 id="span-style-font-weight-400-softbank-s-vision-fund-strategy-in-the-ai-market-span">SoftBank’s Vision Fund strategy in the AI market</h3> 
SoftBank’s Vision Fund is the company’s investment strategy, which invests in AI companies valued at over a billion. It has over $100 billion in capital, making it one of the largest technology-focused investment funds in the world. The Vision Fund has exited investments worth almost $2 billion, including Chinese Artificial intelligence company SenseTime. 
SoftBank is gearing up for a larger-scale push into the AI market with a new focus on generative AI. It was reported that the company invested about half a billion dollars in OpenAI in a $6.6 billion round, which sent OpenAI’s valuation to $157 billion. It’s also backing <a href="https://www.cryptopolitan.com/perplexitys-popularity-surges/">Perplexity AI</a>, which is currently valued at $9 billion.&nbsp; 
The company is also invested in the semiconductors market, which has seen significant growth thanks to the boom in the AI sector. It acquired Arm, a UK-based semiconductor company in 2016, with a valuation of about $55 billion following its IPO.&nbsp; 
SoftBank had previously planned to launch AI chips in collaboration with Intel to rival Nvidia. However, it shelved those plans and is currently in talks with <a href="https://www.cryptopolitan.com/tsmc-q3-profits-ai-chip-demand-grows/">TSMC</a>. 
<h3 id="span-style-font-weight-400-vision-fund-profits-from-chinese-and-indian-startup-market-span">Vision Fund profits from Chinese and Indian startup market</h3> 
Vision Fund’s Chinese and Indian investments contributed to about¥370 billion of the firm’s gains. The Indian market especially played a major role, given the frenzy in the local IPO market, which has sent stock prices up across the board.&nbsp; 
Having struggled to make returns on investments in the past, the fund is now benefiting from public listings of startups like Ola Electric Mobility. Swiggy’s upcoming $1.3 billion IPO also puts the company in a good position. 
Analysts estimate that roughly half of the third-quarter gains stem from these Indian IPOs. With the U.S. IPO pipeline poised for a potential reopening, Vision Fund could gain further momentum if demand grows.&nbsp; 
Still, SoftBank’s broader focus remains on AI and semiconductor investments. Founder Masayoshi Son has amassed significant cash reserves, supported by the rising valuation of Arm Holdings, the company’s semiconductor affiliate.&nbsp;

SoftBank revives portfolio with AI strategy

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