WeWork could face reputational risk from the new , massive investment from the Vision Fund currently being discussed . The Saudi Government , which has a 45 % stake in the Vision Fund , is in the spotlight over allegations surround its connection to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi , a US - based journalist . But if SoftBank were to sink as much as $20 billion more into the company at a valuation of around $40 billion, then there has to be a belief that public market investors could envision WeWork as worth a multiple of that. The news also raises question over the Vision Fund ’s strategy . Plans to launch a second , sizeable investment vehicle , revealed last week , highlights the fact that there are n’t that many private companies big enough to absorb the amount of capital the venture capital fund[s ] is trying to raise .
WeWork could face reputational risk from the new , massive investment from the Vision Fund currently being discussed . The Saudi Government , which has a 45 % stake in the Vision Fund , is in the spotlight over allegations surround its connection to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi , a US - based journalist . The news also raises question over the Vision Fund ’s strategy . Plans to launch a second , sizeable investment vehicle , revealed last week , highlights the fact that there are n’t that many private companies big enough to absorb the amount of capital the venture capital fund[s ] is trying to raise .