Alto, a pharmacy start-up, just raised $250 million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 and others

Alto Pharmacy has raised $250 million from investors including SoftBank’s second Vision Fund, three people familiar with the matter told CNBC. The investment has already been approved by the Vision Fund’s investment committee, meaning it’s a done deal, the sources said. It also marks one of the first handful of known bets from the SoftBank’s new fund. The deal values the company at more than $700 million, according to one of the people. SoftBank’s Vision Fund has already done just over half a dozen deals in the health and life sciences sector, including 10x Genomics, which subsequently went public, and employer health-focused Collective Health. It has several venture partners dedicated to the space, with Silicon Valley-based Deep Nishar taking the most active interest in health care.