The comments, made by SoftBank Investment Advisors CEO and Vision Fund leader Rajeev Misra, came at the Milken Institute Global Conference.
Vision Fund is known for infusing massive amounts of cash into startups like Uber and WeWork to help excellerate growth.
But the investment fund has growth plans of its own, according to one executive's remarks during the Milken Institue Global Conference on Monday. Rajeev Misra, the CEO behind the SoftBank Vision Fund, said the investment unit plans to double in size from 400 people to 800 people in the next 18 months.
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