After WeWork debacle, Vision Fund's accounting practices draw concerns

After WeWork debacle, Vision Fund's accounting practices draw concerns

Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp. Photographer: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg

In early 2018, the founders of Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime Group Ltd. flew to Tokyo to see billionaire investor Masayoshi Son. As they entered the offices, Chief Executive Officer Xu Li was hoping to persuade the head of SoftBank Group to invest $200 million in his three-year-old startup.

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