SoftBank's Masayoshi Son in India; Ola Electric shares surgeSoftBank chief Masayoshi Son met portfolio executives during his India visit. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
27 Nov, 2024, 08.08 PM IST
SoftBank plans AI tour for founders to boost technology adoptionSoftBank Group Corp. will take a group of its Indian startup founders to Silicon Valley next month for an artificial intelligence tour as t...
28 Aug, 2023, 10.41 AM IST
SoftBank may start third Vision Fund after existing capital usedVision Fund 2 still has $6.5 billion to spend on fresh investments, said Navneet Govil, executive managing partner at SoftBank Global Advis...
07 Feb, 2023, 04.32 PM IST
Indian startups racked up $10 billion in Q1 2022 led by late-stage funding dealsLate- stage deals accounted for 45% - $5.8 billion - of the overall funding this quarter.
02 Apr, 2022, 02.44 PM IST
Hit hard by market crash, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son to slow tech betsSon’s remark is also an indication of the broader correction in valuation of technology companies–both in private and public markets.
01 Apr, 2022, 08.32 AM IST
SoftBank says India digital demand strong, will keep investingThe Japanese firm that has so far invested a reported $14 billion in India expects the digital market to keep booming on strong retail dema...
17 Dec, 2021, 03.57 PM IST
'Son-chan' invites veteran stock picker Keiko Erikawa to SoftBank boardThe board changes come after SoftBank lost two of Japan's most vocal corporate leaders in recent years, Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing founde...
22 May, 2021, 01.14 PM IST
SoftBank partner at its $100 billion Vision Fund is leavingThe Vision Fund has reshaped the tech startup market with a flood of investments, but several of its bets on unprofitable companies quickly...
06 Feb, 2020, 09.11 AM 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
When SoftBank’s Son missed investing in Amazon for lack of money"It’s a big mistake that I didn’t make that investment. I just didn’t have enough cash. But my image, my vision was right,” said Son.
26 Mar, 2019, 08.57 AM IST
From Mukesh Ambani to Mark Zuckerberg, find out the income of the biggest players of the gameWith Ambani's annual salary capped at Rs 15 cr, he is India's richest man for eight consecutive years now.
10 Aug, 2016, 04.43 PM IST
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son & Uber’s Travis Kalanick expected at the unveiling of the Start-up India Stand Up India initiativeNearly 2,000 start-up and venture capital leaders and international corporate stars are expected at the event.
22 Feb, 2016, 04.43 PM IST
Here's the logo that Steve Jobs made Masayoshi Son changeIn an interaction with media last month, SoftBank's Masayoshi Son's had revealed that Jobs had found the bank's logo 'ugly'.
18 Feb, 2016, 10.18 AM IST
When Steve Jobs made Masayoshi Son change the logo of SoftBankSon, founder and CEO, SoftBank, revealed what it took him to do business with Steve Jobs — changing of the company's logo.
12 Feb, 2016, 12.29 PM IST
India and China will soon fight for the No. 1 spot: Softbank CEO Masayoshi SonSon, 58, who has pledged to invest a total of $30 billion in India so far, had said that it will be India and China fighting for the number...
16 Jan, 2016, 04.29 PM IST
Kumar Mangalam Birla planning foray into e-commerceThe chairman of the $40 bn Aditya Birla group is open to either acquiring e-retailers or building one from scratch, Birla said recently at ...
14 Nov, 2014, 11.54 AM IST
Scouting for investments in internet ventures: SoftBank invites Urban Ladder, Yepme and Swipe to TokyoUrban Ladder, Yepme and Swipe were among 15 companies that met with SoftBank chairman during his visit to India last month.
07 Nov, 2014, 07.04 AM IST