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The $100bn Softbank – Saudi Vision Fund is placing huge bets in those it favours across the tech world

This is a guest post by Jeremy Leggett. Views are the author's own and do not necessarily represent the opinions or positions of MyGridGB or Dr Andrew Crossland.

With $64 bn raised by all VC funds in 2016 by contrast, the implications of this pool of capital include supercharging a relatively small number of companies: an enormous bet itself, the Economist argues.