investment fund: A partial retreat of the two anchor investors would complicate fundraising for Soft Bank Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son, who upended venture capital by making huge bets on promising yet unproven companies and spurring others to follow suit, according to The Japan Times. Perhaps more than any other startup, WeWork has come to symbolize that brash style, and the success or failure of its initial public offering is likely to impact Son's ability to raise cash for future deals. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which contributed 45 billion to the 100 billion Vision Fund, is now only planning to reinvest profits from that vehicle into its successor, according to sources familiar with the talks. ; Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Co., which invested 15 billion, is considering paring its future commitment to below 10 billion, the sources said, asking not to be identified in disclosing internal deliberations. PIF executives are still considering options and no final decision has been made, one of the sources said. Mubadala said discussions are continuing on whether or not any investment will take place. A spokesman for the Saudi Arabian wealth fund declined to comment.
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