Jeff Housenbold was a former GCV Rising Star award winner having joined SoftBank as a managing partner for its Vision Fund almost four years ago.

Jeffrey Housenbold, managing partner at telecommunications and internet group SoftBank’s Vision Fund, will reportedly step down in July this year, Axios has reported Axios.

Housenbold, a former GCV Rising Star award winner, joined SoftBank almost four years ago after it raised nearly $100bn for its first Vision Fund. His deals for the fund include DoorDash, OpenDoor, Compass, Rappi, Memphis Meats, Ordermark, Alto Pharmacy, Plenty, Whoop, Globality, Clutter, Get Your Guide, Katerra, Brandless, Wag, Heed and InMobi, according to his…

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James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.