Rajeev Misra steps back at SoftBank to launch new fundRajeev Misra, who has led the SoftBank Vision Fund since 2017 when it raised $100 billion, the largest pool of private capital, is likely t...
03 Jul, 2023, 08.54 AM IST
Rajeev Misra must be doing something rightRajeev Misra’s impressive fundraising should thus serve as a lesson for hedge fund managers. These days, you don’t have to be good, but you...
20 Jul, 2022, 10.29 AM IST
Finfluencers face new reality; Rajeev Misra steps back at SoftBankNow it looks like the party is over for these 'finfluencers', who tell us their income has fallen 30-40% from last year as startups slash t...
08 Jul, 2022, 07.16 AM IST
SoftBank liquidates most of portfolio at ‘Nasdaq whale’ unitAkshay Naheta, a senior SoftBank executive who had worked on some of the company’s biggest deals, also left the company on Thursday
02 Apr, 2022, 07.45 PM IST
SoftBank strategy chief Katsunori Sago to step downThe departure of one of CEO Masayoshi Son's key lieutenants comes after power consolidated around Vision Fund chief Rajeev Misra and Chief ...
05 Mar, 2021, 05.39 PM IST
Rise of another Indian: Akshay Naheta climbs the ladder at SoftBank CorpThe Mumbai-born hotshot executive’s ascent within the technology-to-telecoms conglomerate is likely to get a further boost as he spearheade...
15 Sep, 2020, 01.08 PM IST
Ambani twins, Adar Poonawalla, Byju's founder named in Fortune's 40 Under 40 listAkash Ambani joined Jio in 2014 after receiving an economics degree from Brown University, Isha joined a year later.
04 Sep, 2020, 01.10 PM IST
SoftBank bets $3.9 billion on US giants from Amazon to TeslaSoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is expanding the company’s investment activities from private startups to publicly traded equities at a time...
18 Aug, 2020, 09.17 AM IST
SoftBank is targeting over $10 billion in public investingIn recent years, SoftBank has painted itself as a champion of innovative startups, led by its $100 billion Vision Fund.
12 Aug, 2020, 09.04 AM IST
SoftBank to expand Vision Fund cuts to as many as 80 workersSoftBank’s businesses were battered early this year with the coronavirus outbreak and its stock tumbled.
10 Jun, 2020, 09.35 AM IST
SoftBank doubles Vision Fund chief, Rajeev Misra's, pay despite record lossThe pay hike for Rajeev Misra comes at a time when the Vision Fund is planning deep cuts in staffing.
30 May, 2020, 05.30 PM IST
SoftBank hands new roles to two Vision Fund managing partnersThe executive reshuffle signals a heightened focus on SoftBank’s senior ranks in a period of turbulence for the Japanese conglomerate.
30 May, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
SoftBank Fund makes energy-storage bet with an unusual batteryHuge lithiumion batteries have emerged as the storage of choice for utilities looking to deal with short-term fluctuations on their grids. ...
16 Aug, 2019, 08.46 AM IST
SoftBank tech fund invests $500 million in drive safety startupCambridge Mobile Telematics will use the money to accelerate its DriveWell platform used by insurers and others to measure driving risk, th...
20 Dec, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
Raghuram Rajan's absence will be felt in crisis: Fund managersMoney managers and economists said the real impact of Rajan's exit would be felt during the "after years of zero-interest regimes in the We...
20 Jun, 2016, 10.52 AM IST