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February 13, 2020

SoftBank is involved in 6% of all VC flows in Europe

With the Vision Fund's sequel in trouble, Europe braces for a Softbank chill.


Kim Darrah

3 min read

News that SoftBank is struggling to raise a second Vision Fund could have a chilling effect on European startups, given the fund accounts for just over 6% of venture capital flows in the region.

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