Nikesh Arora, who had moved SoftBank's corporate venturing strategy toward larger and fewer investments, has left his position as president and COO.
Nikesh Arora has left Japan-based internet and telecommunications group SoftBank, where he spearheaded its corporate venturing strategy as company president and chief operating officer.
Arora joined SoftBank in late 2014 from Google where he served as chief business officer, and had directed SoftBank, a significant corporate venturing participant, to lean more towards larger investments, notably in his home country of India.
Arora described that strategy to Recode last year, explaining: “As we look at the future for the next tens…
