Masason Foundation

Masason Foundation
Native name	孫正義育英財団
Founded	December 5, 2016
Founder	Masayoshi Son
Headquarters	1-7-1, Kaigan, Minato-Ku, Tokyo

The Masason Foundation is a philanthropic organization dedicated to providing an environment that enables youth with high aspirations and exceptional talents to develop their skills and contribute to the future of humankind.

About

The Masason Foundation was founded in 2016 by Masayoshi Son, who is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp, a Japanese multinational conglomerate. The Vice President of the Masason Foundation is Shinya Yamanaka, a laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Support Initiatives

The Foundation conducts the following programs to support emerging youth innovators:

Hosting an "Infinity" facility in Shibuya, Tokyo, where members can partake in research and development
Organizing networking events with specialists in varying technological fields
Awarding support grants to members for the purposes of research, education, business, or living

Members

The Foundation comprises 168 members. The following is a distribution of the ages of the members of the Foundation:

Members of the Masason Foundation
Age Range	Members	Representation
Under 10 years old	1	1%
10 - 19 years old	100	59%
20 - 29 years old	68	40%

References

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↑ "Billionaire VC Masayoshi Son says ChatGPT moves him to tears as A.I. pushes him to ask, 'What is mankind?'". Fortune. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
↑ "孫正義育英財団に選ばれた高校生は何が違う？異次元な好奇心の伸ばし方". ダイヤモンド・オンライン (in Japanese). 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
↑ "プログラミングコンテストで活躍する小６生を成長させた、モンテッソーリ教育と両親それぞれのよりそい力【孫正義育英財団】｜ベネッセ教育情報サイト". ベネッセ教育情報サイト. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
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↑ "「リトル孫正義」が続々財団に集う異才が世界変える". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
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[1] "孫正義育英財団が本格始動、孫代表「お互い刺激し合って」". Reuters (in Japanese). 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[2] "孫社長､山中教授が檄｢若者はすぐ渡米せよ｣". 東洋経済オンライン (in Japanese). 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[3] "Billionaire VC Masayoshi Son says ChatGPT moves him to tears as A.I. pushes him to ask, 'What is mankind?'". Fortune. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[4] "孫正義育英財団に選ばれた高校生は何が違う？異次元な好奇心の伸ばし方". ダイヤモンド・オンライン (in Japanese). 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[5] "プログラミングコンテストで活躍する小６生を成長させた、モンテッソーリ教育と両親それぞれのよりそい力【孫正義育英財団】｜ベネッセ教育情報サイト". ベネッセ教育情報サイト. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[6] Ravven, Wallace (2017-01-16). "The Stem-Cell Revolution Is Coming — Slowly". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[7] "「リトル孫正義」が続々財団に集う異才が世界変える". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[8] "Can 6 newly discovered chemical cocktails reverse aging?". www.medicalnewstoday.com. 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[9] "孫正義育英財団生との交流会を開催しました". www.riken.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[10] University, © Stanford; Stanford; California 94305. "Members from Masason Foundation visit US-ATMC – US-Asia Technology Management Center". Retrieved 2024-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[11] "「僕は孫さんを超えますよ」異才96人は未来の人材". NIKKEIリスキリング. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[12] "About the Foundation - Masason Foundation". 孫正義育英財団. Retrieved 2024-01-15.