SoftBank-backed OfBusiness is said to explore reviving IPOBeyond SoftBank, backers also include Tiger Global Management, Norwest Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, and Falcon Edge Capital, accordin...
05 Aug, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
SoftBank-backed OfBusiness revives IPO plans, eyes up to $800 million issueSoftBank-backed OfBusiness is reviving its IPO plans, aiming to raise up to $800 million through a mix of fresh issue and offer for sale am...
05 Aug, 2026, 11.28 AM IST
- Anthropic inks $10 billion computing deal with new cloud startup Volta Infra
Anthropic has secured ten billion dollars in computing capacity from Volta Infra Holdings. This deal aims to meet the growing demand for An...
04 Aug, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
InMobi appoints JPMorgan, Jefferies for nearly $1 billion IPOThe SoftBank Group Corp.-backed firm is likely to seek a valuation of $5 billion to $6 billion in a share offering, Bloomberg News reported...
21 Jul, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
MDR on UPI on the cards; Emergent enters unicorn clubThe government is mulling restoring MDR on UPI transactions for large merchants. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
16 Jul, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
Hyundai Motor to buy SoftBank's remaining stake in Boston DynamicsHyundai Motor Group is acquiring SoftBank's stake in Boston Dynamics. This move aims to integrate advanced robotics into Hyundai's manufact...
16 Jul, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
SoftBank, fintech firm PayPay in talks to invest in retail giant Seven & i: ReportThe investment will likely total several hundred billion yen and Sumitomo Mitsui Card, a unit of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, may also ...
10 Jul, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
SoftBank completes second $10 billion tranche of its $30 billion OpenAI investmentSoftBank has injected another $10 billion into OpenAI, part of a larger $30 billion commitment. This significant investment, funded by a br...
01 Jul, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
OpenAI weighs IPO in 2027 after expected Anthropic public debutAI giant OpenAI is reportedly eyeing a 2027 initial public offering, potentially after rival Anthropic. Both companies have confidentially ...
26 Jun, 2026, 09.58 PM IST
Meta’s Chris Cox sought Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp advice - then made him leaderMeta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox reached out to Shah directly in the spring, seeking advice on picking the future leader of WhatsApp. C...
24 Jun, 2026, 10.00 AM IST
SoftBank launches cybersecurity product based on OpenAI modelsThe "Patching as a Service" product will be rolled out in Japan through a joint venture established last November between SoftBank's dome...
16 Jun, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
Paytm plans 10% staff increase in AI pivot, to lay off 400The increase would mark a roughly 10% increase in its headcount that stands at about 40,000 employees. Paytm is also laying off 1% of its s...
09 Jun, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan's most valuable company on AI boomSoftBank Group has become Japan's most valuable company, surpassing Toyota Motor. This shift highlights investor excitement for artificial ...
02 Jun, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
SoftBank set to dethrone Toyota as Japan’s most valuable companyShares of the Masayoshi Son-led technology group climbed as much as 10% in Tokyo trading Monday, as AI-related shares climbed across the re...
01 Jun, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
SoftBank to invest €75 billion in 5 GW French AI centresSoftBank Group is set to invest up to $87 billion in France to build 5 gigawatts of AI data center capacity, aiming to establish the countr...
01 Jun, 2026, 06.19 AM IST
SoftBank Corp to raise $800 million via bond-type class sharesThe Japanese telecommunications arm of tech investment giant SoftBank Group first announced the issuance in May, saying the shares would be...
25 Sep, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
SoftBank's Arm aims to raise at least $8 billion in US IPOSoftBank has picked four investment banks to lead what is expected to be the most high-profile stock market flotation in recent years.
06 Mar, 2023, 09.25 AM IST