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SOFTBANK ALIBABA INVESTMENT RETURNS SUCCESS STORY
SoftBank invested $20 million in Alibaba in 2000. 14 years later, that tiny stake was worth more than $50 billion after its blockbuster IPO- Meet Gunnar Lovelace, who faced rejection from 50 venture capital firms, kept building Thrive Market, raised over $160 million
- Meet Arlan Rakhmetzhanov, young entrepreneur whose first AI product failed, his startup Nozomio later raised $6.2 million
- SoftBank seeks $100 billion from Gulf states for AISoftBank Group Corp. is in discussions to raise up to $100 billion from Gulf investors for future AI investments. Founder Masayoshi Son has...10 Oct, 2026, 07.05 AM IST
- How two Australian brothers-in-law turned a garage wine business into a $50 million company in 5 yearsTwo Australian brothers-in-law started selling wine from a garage in Adelaide in 2011. By 2016, their company, Vinomofo, had reached $50 mi...09 Oct, 2026, 10.20 PM IST
- Meet Chris Camillo, self-taught investor who put $20,000 into stocks in 2007; 3 years later, his portfolio had topped $2 millionApart from being an investor, author, and entrepreneur, Chris Camillo is also known for developing an investment approach called social arb...09 Oct, 2026, 07.24 PM IST
- Tencent mulls $5 billion bond sale to push AI ambitions: Bloomberg NewsTencent is exploring the possibility of raising as much as $5 billion through an offshore bond sale this month. This potential move comes o...08 Oct, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
- Meet Brian Acton, WhatsApp co-founder who was rejected for job by Facebook in 2009, tech giant later acquired messaging app for up to $19 billionActon never gave up and moved forward despite rejections during his career. No one knew that a rejection will soon become the reason behind...07 Oct, 2026, 08.30 PM IST
- Snapdeal parent AceVector lists at 12% discountAceVector'sRs 420 crore IPOcomprised Rs 287 crore in fresh capital and a Rs 133 crore offer-for-sale (OFS) component in which investors, in...05 Oct, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
- Menlo Ventures on AI slowdown; Ola Electric CEO pledges stakeHappy Monday! Menlo Ventures, an early Anthropic backer, says the real AI constraint is compute, not a slowdown in frontier models. This an...05 Oct, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
- Listed startups unlock Rs 25,000 crore for VC, PE investorsAn ET analysis of National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE block and bulk deal disclosures across 18 new-age companies shows sales by investor...05 Oct, 2026, 07.29 AM IST
- SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has rare cautionary note on AI safetyIn a recent statement, Masayoshi Son underscored the critical importance of international unity in managing the safety risks associated wit...04 Oct, 2026, 09.42 PM IST
- Investors’ bets on Ola shrink as EV, ride-hailing businesses lose groundAs competition intensifies, SoftBank Group and fellow investors in Ola are grappling with a substantial reduction in their holdings' valuat...03 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
- OpenAI sacks 3 researchers over leaking 'sensitive' info, ChatGPT maker alerts over 100 organizations about rogue AI agent activityChatGPT maker has been conducting a broad review of the activities of its AI models after the accidental hacking of Hugging Face. OpenAI is...02 Oct, 2026, 05.11 AM IST
- SoftBank completes final phase of $30 billion investment in OpenAISoftBank Group said on Thursday it has completed its $30 billion investment in OpenAI as part of its commitment to the ChatGPT maker's last...02 Oct, 2026, 12.31 AM IST
- SoftBank's growing bets on AI and semiconductor assetsFounder and Chief Executive Masayoshi Son is aiming to establish SoftBank as the world's leading AI platform with investments across the se...24 Sep, 2026, 05.07 PM IST
- SoftBank taps bond market for $11.1 billion to fund AI betsSoftBank has raised $11.1 billion through dollar- and euro-denominated bonds to fund its artificial intelligence investments, including the...24 Sep, 2026, 10.59 AM IST
- SoftBank issues $11.1 billion in bonds in OpenAI financing pushTechnology investor SoftBank Group has issued a total of $11.1 billion in dollar- and euro-denominated bonds, a filing showed on Thursday, ...24 Sep, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
- SoftBank taking orders for $10 billion in bonds to fund OpenAI investment, term sheet showsSoftBank Group Corp is taking investor orders for a $10 billion dollar bond deal to help fund its OpenAI investments, according to a term s...23 Sep, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
- Global Market: SoftBank launches $10 billion bonds to fund OpenAI investmentSoftBank Group is raising $11 billion through dollar- and euro-denominated bonds to fund its $10 billion investment in OpenAI, replacing br...21 Sep, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
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