Profile 048 · published 3 August 2026
Masayoshi
Son
Visionary Investor. Technology Prophet. Risk-Taker Supreme. · SoftBank
ماسايوشي سون
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SoftBank
Profile 048
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“I invest in the future. The UAE is one of the few places on Earth that is actually building it.”
Masayoshi Son · Visionary Investor. Technology Prophet. Risk-Taker Supreme.
Biography
Masayoshi Son is the most audacious technology investor of his generation. Born in Tosu, Japan in 1957, he founded SoftBank in 1981 and built it into one of the world's most influential technology holding companies. His $100 billion SoftBank Vision Fund became the largest technology investment fund in history.
## The Vision Fund Revolution
The Vision Fund fundamentally changed the venture capital landscape enabling technology companies to scale faster and more ambitiously with investments in Alibaba, Arm Holdings, Uber, and hundreds more. Son's early bet on Alibaba remains the most successful venture investment in history.
## Uae Technology Partnership
Son has been a vocal champion of the UAE's ambitions in artificial intelligence and technology infrastructure. His partnership with Abu Dhabi's sovereign institutions and his investment dialogues at GITEX have made him a trusted voice in the UAE's technology ecosystem. investments in the technologies reshaping human civilisation and for his consistent recognition of the UAE as a global leader in the deployment of artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure.