AI is like nuclear energy, useful in good hands & risky if bad actors use it: ArmorCode CEO Nikhil GuptaWith operations based in California and Bangalore, ArmorCode recently raised $14m in a Series A funding round led by Ballistic Ventures.
28 Mar, 2023, 01.04 PM IST
Wall Street ends lower for third straight day as recession worries riseNew York Fed President John Williams said on Friday it remains possible the U.S. central bank will raise rates more than it expects next ye...
17 Dec, 2022, 09.28 AM IST
Wall Street extends losses as recession fears weighAt 10:10 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 343.24 points at 32,858.98
16 Dec, 2022, 10.25 PM IST
Guardant Health’s comprehensive liquid biopsy test, Guardant360®, helps guide treatment decisions for patients with advanced-stage cancer quickly and accuratelyThe Guardant360® liquid biopsy test offered by Guardant Health AMEA has shown high agreement with tissue biopsies in detecting actionable m...
22 Sep, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
SoftBank Vision Fund's Deep Nishar is discussing leaving firmNishar, who's based in the San Francisco Bay Area, joined SoftBank in 2015, according to his LinkedIn profile. Previously a lecturer at Sta...
09 Sep, 2021, 01.17 AM IST
SoftBank returns to profit after record lossesMasayoshi Son has pulled off a remarkably speedy comeback after the worst loss in his company’s 39-year history.
11 Aug, 2020, 02.43 PM IST
Son’s SoftBank poised to return to profit after big lossesSoftBank uses a number of approaches to value its stakes in private companies, including taking cues from their latest financing rounds and...
07 Aug, 2020, 08.38 AM IST
Lightspeed has $4b to invest after closing 3 fundsLightspeed Opportunity Fund, a new fund, will use $1.5 billion to invest in breakout companies across the markets that the multi-stage vent...
17 Apr, 2020, 10.20 PM IST
Oyo-backer Lightspeed eyes third $300 million India fundThe new fund comes soon after the firm has been able to complete record exits from unicorns like Oyo and Byju's in the previous year, deliv...
03 Mar, 2020, 08.10 AM IST
Bull run for private technology funding market coming to an end: Softbank's Deep NisharNishar said the debacle at WeWork, which SoftBank bailed out with a $9.5 billion cash injection, was an extreme case of dissonance between ...
07 Nov, 2019, 08.57 AM IST
How SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son became poorer by $6 billionThe Vision Fund is believed to be planning to swallow a charge of at least $5 billion.
06 Nov, 2019, 04.15 PM IST
SoftBank’s damage From Uber, WeWork could exceed $5 billionUber’s share price drop was the main culprit for Vision Fund’s poor performance in the second quarter.
09 Oct, 2019, 10.11 AM IST
Brave New World: Oil holds ground despite recovery by Saudis; US GDP growth may flatline in 2020Geopolitical risks keep oil prices elevated even as some of the more immediate Saudi supply concerns start to ease.
22 Sep, 2019, 12.21 PM IST
SoftBank needs a different IPO after WeWork slipSoftBank, like most pre-IPO investors, is generally locked in and can’t cash out that profit for at least a year.
18 Sep, 2019, 12.50 PM IST
WeWork IPO turns contentious at SoftBank’s Vision FundThe WeWork IPO comes at a critical time for SoftBank, which is currently trying to convince investors to bankroll a second $108 billion ite...
07 Sep, 2019, 10.51 AM IST
Softbank plans to invest $2-4 b more in India in 2 yearsThe Japanese company will help portfolio companies form joint ventures with Indian firms.
05 Jul, 2019, 07.09 AM IST
SoftBank Fund to use tech stakes for $4 billion loan, FT saysThe Vision Fund is the largest shareholder in Uber, which went public this month. Slack plans to go public this year.
31 May, 2019, 11.03 AM IST