SoftBank Vision Fund invested $2 billion into India startups this year: CEO Rajeev Misra

Bengaluru | Mumbai: SoftBank Vision Fund has deployed $2 billion in India over the first five months of the year, and will continue to back technology businesses which are seeing improved unit economics buoyed by the growing digital adoption on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic, Rajeev Misra, the chief executive of the Japanese fund, told ET in an interview.

The capital committed also includes deals that are yet to be officially announced.

The Vision Fund is estimated to have invested around $15-18 billion globally, and about 15-20% of that has come to India.