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“The days of growth at all costs, easy fundraising, delaying profitability for another two quarters, or another two years, are decidedly over,” said Navneet Govil, SoftBank’s Executive Managing Partner and CFO. Looking ahead, he said that measured growth balanced with a continued focus on profitability will be key.

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In 2011, Amber Venz Box painted the original rewardStyle logo in her Dallas apartment, which served as the company’s first HQ. The company added a consumer product, the LIKEtoKNOW.it app, three years later.

SoftBank was deploying capital in a unique, untested way on a global scale. As someone who had lived on three continents, that was incredibly appealing to me.

As with any tech startup, there were multiple pivots, especially early on. Apollo was offering small-denomination loans — the average is roughly $170 — in the rural areas of a country slightly larger than France.

Michelle joined SoftBank in 2019. Throughout her time with the organization, she has led changes to the function, culture, and impact of HR to further SoftBank’s business goals and strategies. Previously, Michelle held a number of HR leadership positions, both generalist and specialist, across a range of global financial institutions.

For his part, Wil Bolivar, SoftBank Investment Advisers’ CTO, says the sharp growth aligns with what he has seen across the firm’s portfolio of roughly 470 companies around the globe. “You’ll continue to see this growth as the evolution of AI continues,” Bolivar adds.

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