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SoftBank's Vision Fund plans to borrow $4b against Uber equity stake

SoftBank's Vision Fund plans to borrow $4b against Uber equity stake

The Vision Fund's $100 million backing for Biofourmis, a U.S. startup that tracks health data using wearable devices, highlights its new focus on early-stage investments. (Photo courtesy of Biofourmis)

30 May, 2019

SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund plans to borrow about $4 billion against its equity stakes in Uber Technologies Inc. and other startups, according to a report in the Financial Times.

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