SoftBank spends $2.5 billion to get second Vision Fund off the ground - sources

(Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp has pumped $2.5 billion (1.9 billion pounds) of its own cash into new investments since October, people familiar with the matter said, hoping to restore its money-making credentials as it courts investors for a successor to its Vision Fund.The Japanese technology conglomerate is also considering investing another $2.5 billion of its own money, one of the people said.SoftBank Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said last week the company may spend up to two years..