Elara Capital India appoints Manoj Kohli as non-executive chairman of board“Elara Capital will extensively benefit from Manoj’s extensive business and leadership skills to help strengthen our business focus. His gu...
07 Mar, 2024, 06.02 PM IST
SoftBank’s India portfolio value rises 9% to $14 billionSoftBank swung into profits for the first time in five quarters with a net profit of over $6 billion for the three months ended December, a...
09 Feb, 2024, 12.10 AM IST
Unicommerce adds former SoftBank India head Manoj Kohli, others to boardThe Snapdeal-owned company, which is targeting an initial public offering (IPO) next year, has also appointed Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal a...
20 Dec, 2023, 08.41 PM IST
SoftBank India operating partner Vikas Agnihotri leaves fundPrior to his SoftBank stint, he was an interim head for Google in India in 2020. His official designation there was managing director, sale...
20 Dec, 2023, 02.27 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi recognises SoftBank’s role in India’s startup ecosystemPM Narendra Modi recognised SoftBank’s role in India’s startup ecosystem. They discussed various reforms being undertaken to enable ease of...
23 May, 2022, 01.48 PM IST
Amazon-Future deal suspended; huge fines proposed for violating data lawAmazon’s 2019 investment in a Future Group company stands suspended after India’s competition regulator said on Friday that the ecommerce g...
17 Dec, 2021, 07.42 PM 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
SoftBank Vision Fund elevates Sumer Juneja to managing partner positionSumer Juneja joined SoftBank Vision Fund in 2018 as partner and head of India and has since led investments in Swiggy, Meesho and Eruditus.
23 Nov, 2021, 11.06 AM IST
After Paytm, SoftBank eyes Juspay as its next India fintech betSoftBank Vision Fund is close to leading a $100-120 million funding round at Juspay, valuing the fintech startup at $400-500 million. That,...
23 Nov, 2021, 10.17 AM IST
Open to investing in fintech post Paytm's listing, missed out on SaaS deals earlier: SoftBankSoftBank Vision Fund, an investor in newly listed Policybazaar and Paytm, is expecting a bunch of portfolio firms to tap the buoyant IPO wi...
17 Nov, 2021, 02.37 PM 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
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 India appoints Manoj Kohli as country headThe move comes after a nearly five-year stint as the chairman of the Japanese telecom and investment giant’s renewable energy business SB E...
22 Jan, 2020, 10.03 AM IST
SoftBank India head Juneja on Ola boardJuneja had joined SoftBank from Norwest Venture Partners late last year as the group’s first India head and a partner at the Japanese group.
05 Apr, 2019, 08.52 AM IST
The engrossing story of tech startups in the year of SoftBank's India invasionOverall, 2017 ended on a happy note. Though there was a 7% fall in deals, there was a 189% jump in funding over 2016, which saw 953 deals a...
11 Feb, 2018, 02.27 PM IST
Softbank's Masayoshi Son wishes to gift a million electric cars to Ola cabbiesIndia investment likely to cross pledged $10 billion, says SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son.
03 Dec, 2016, 12.27 AM IST
Softbank India entrusts executive search mandate to Hunt PartnersHunt Partners announced on Monday that it has received a formal mandate for senior executive talent search from Softbank India.
10 Aug, 2015, 02.22 PM IST