SoftBank is suing portfolio company IRL after it admitted 95% of its users were fake. VCs are stressing the need for ‘uncomfortable’ due diligence::undefined

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I’ll be blunt: if a large bank is stupid enough to invest money in a company that’s basically vaporware, and they invest because they were far too lazy to do any real due diligence, that’s on the bank.

      • dragontamer@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Just to clarify: a “commercial bank” is like Bank of America, or Wells Fargo.

        An “investment bank” is like… Softbank. They pool money together of the rich and they all make massive bets on companies with their pooled money.