8 Founders think Softbank is good for the startup ecosystem. Softbank has been making waves since launching its Vision Fund in 2016, arming some of the biggest tech startups with growth capital and crowning market leaders along the way. Many respondents are likely to have a Softbank-funded competitor, yet 70% of them still see Softbank as a net positive for the tech world. (Note: We received the majority of survey responses before the Jamal Khashoggi murder, after which Softbank came under scrutiny for having Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund as a major investor in the Vision Fund.)