Softbank managing partner Sumer Juneja

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July 17, 2025

Q&A with SoftBank managing partner Sumer Juneja: ‘Every deal is an internship’

World-leading VC talks investing in Europe versus India, hype cycles and the future of AI agents

Martin Coulter

13 min read

Last month, thousands of industry leaders and creatives descended on London for the first European edition of South By Southwest (SXSW), the legendary media and arts conference held annually in Austin, Texas. 

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