SoftBank's Masayoshi Son is bullish on Paytm IPO amid muted launchThe Paytm IPO will be a "great event" for SoftBank, CEO Masayoshi Son says. “I believe Paytm should grow significantly...and valuation-wise...
09 Nov, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
SoftBank dragged into red by falling Vision Fund valuationsBright spots for the Vision Fund include its India portfolio with ride-hailer Ola and logistics firm Delhivery targeting listings.
08 Nov, 2021, 01.18 PM IST
WeWork stock starts trading, two years after an aborted IPOThe earlier effort collided with concerns about WeWork's breakneck growth, its huge losses and the alarming management style of its co-foun...
22 Oct, 2021, 11.36 AM IST
Flipkart is said in talks to raise $3 billion from SoftBank, othersFlipkart is aiming for a valuation of about $40 billion with the fresh round of funding, which if fructifies would see SoftBank return to t...
07 Jun, 2021, 04.33 PM IST
SoftBank Vision Fund invested $2 billion into India startups this year: CEO Rajeev Misra“The key is to find interesting companies where we like the founder and the valuation,” SoftBank Vision Fund CEO Rajeev Misra says, adding ...
04 Jun, 2021, 01.55 PM IST
SoftBank reports $37 billion Vision Fund profit on CoupangSoftBank Group has clocked a net profit of 4.99 trillion yen in the year ended March. That compares with an 962 billion yen loss a year ear...
12 May, 2021, 12.02 PM IST
SoftBank-backed Better to go public in $7.7 billion SPAC dealAs part of the deal with Aurora Acquisition Corp, SoftBank will invest $1.5 billion, giving Better a pre-money valuation of $6.9 billion. N...
11 May, 2021, 05.05 PM IST
Singapore's Grab to go public in world's biggest $40 billion SPAC mergerThe merger, the biggest blank-check company deal ever, underscores the frenzy on Wall Street as shell firms have raised $99 billion in the ...
13 Apr, 2021, 07.44 PM IST
Adam Neumann's final WeWork act: helping SoftBank's SPAC dealNeumann also stands to benefit from the SPAC deal as he still has a roughly 10% stake in WeWork, worth around $790 million.
30 Mar, 2021, 11.49 AM IST
In a first, Indian tech unicorns get access to exclusive SPACThink Elevation Capital Growth Opportunities, a SPAC set up by Elevation Capital’s Ravi Adusumalli and Think Investments’ Shashin Shah, is ...
22 Mar, 2021, 06.01 AM IST
SoftBank-backed Grab said to weigh US IPO via SPAC mergerGrab Holdings is in talks to go public through a merger with an SPAC controlled by Altimeter Capital Management that could value the SoftBa...
12 Mar, 2021, 12.32 AM IST
View: Can Masa Son outshine SPAC superstar Chamath Palihapitiya?SoftBank managed to raise only $600 million last year in the US SPAC boom. Chamath Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist and social influencer...
04 Mar, 2021, 07.31 PM IST
SoftBank-backed Grofers weighs listing via US SPAC dealGrofers is weighing a plan to go public in the US through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) at a valuation of $1 b...
11 Feb, 2021, 07.45 PM IST
SoftBank prepares to file for SPAC IPO worth up to $600 million on Monday: ReportSuch a move would see Masayoshi Son's SoftBank joining the rush for SPACs, shell vehicles that raise money in an initial public offering (I...
21 Dec, 2020, 04.57 PM IST
SoftBank Vision Fund will invest early; back enterprise, SaaS companies: Rajeev MisraSoftBank Vision Fund may fund SaaS firm MindTickle; expects some portfolio firms to list next year
12 Nov, 2020, 05.00 AM IST
SoftBank, armed with billions in cash, joins blank check bingeSoftBank is now looking at ways to deploy the cash it’s raised, and has recently launched an asset management unit that’s putting money int...
14 Oct, 2020, 09.00 AM IST
SoftBank’s Vision Fund plans to unveil a blank-check companySoftBank’s experiments beyond its traditional expertise have spooked some investors, including earlier this year when the company traded bi...
13 Oct, 2020, 08.55 AM IST