Softbank Group Corp.
A Japanese investment holding company that runs the SoftBank Vision Fund, one of the world's largest technology investment funds, and owns a majority of Arm Holdings, the British designer of chips found in most smartphones. Founder Masayoshi Son started it in 1981 as a software distributor, naming it "SoftBank" to signal his dream of becoming a "bank of software." The logo's two lines echo an equal sign, inspired by the 19th-century trading company Kaientai.
American Depositary Receipt representing shares of SoftBank Group Corp.