SoftBank logs $600 million paper loss on India-listed portfolio in March quarterSoftBank's Indian investments faced a significant downturn in the January-March quarter. Several prominent companies like Swiggy and Ola El...
14 May, 2026, 08.07 AM IST
SoftBank executive Paul Davison leaves FirstCry boardSoftBank exits board positions in portfolio companies after they go public due to internal governance and compliance policies.
23 Oct, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
Post-listing, SoftBank’s holdings in Ola Electric, FirstCry, Unicommerce worth $2 billionThe Japanese technology investor has already raked in $400 million from secondary stake sales in these three companies. SoftBank had invest...
14 Aug, 2024, 07.11 AM IST
Early investors to gain big as FirstCry and Ola Electric go publicInvestors in FirstCry, Ola Electric, and Unicommerce experienced substantial gains when these startups went public. Early stakeholders, inc...
05 Aug, 2024, 04.30 PM IST
SoftBank-backed FirstCry, Unicommerce get IPO NodSoftBank, Bahl, and Bansal, with an indemnity pact, face losses as FirstCry's online sales dominate, impacting revenue negatively.
02 Jul, 2024, 07.47 AM IST
Sebi clears FirstCry and Unicommerce IPOFirstCry, an omnichannel baby products retailer, and ecommerce enterprise software developer Unicommerce have received approval from Sebi f...
01 Jul, 2024, 08.24 PM IST
SoftBank offloads another 2% stake in PaytmEarlier in February last year, SoftBank held a 13.24% stake in fintech major Paytm and has continued to dilute its stake through the course...
24 Jan, 2024, 02.53 PM IST
SoftBank took home $1.8-1.9 billion from four listed portfolio companiesJapanese investor SoftBank has sold stakes worth $1.8-1.9 billion during the public offerings and through post-listing sales in four Indian...
02 Jan, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
SoftBank Vision Fund sells more of its FirstCry stake ahead of IPOFamily offices of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Modi of ethnic wear brand Manyavar, Infosys cofounder Kris Gopalakrishnan, and TV...
25 Dec, 2023, 02.00 PM IST
Exclusive: Manipal Group’s Ranjan Pai in talks for stake in FirstCryPai is expected to invest around Rs 250 crore in the ecommerce firm as part of a broader secondary share sale at FirstCry at a valuation of...
14 Aug, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
Indian portfolio firms Swiggy, Lenskart, FirstCry, OfBusiness preparing to go public soon: SoftBank’s Navneet GovilSoftBank's Vision Fund swung to a profit after six straight quarters of losses and said it will begin investing after a prolonged period of...
09 Aug, 2023, 09.43 AM IST
FirstCry plans secondary offer to sovereign funds at $ 3 billion valuationInitial talks on for around $100m transaction; SoftBank to sell small stake.
14 Apr, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
FirstCry’s NIIF deal falls through; Premji Invest to buy the stakeThe development comes at a time when FirstCry has also begun work to go public later this year. It appointed Kotak Mahindra Capital and Mor...
02 Apr, 2022, 12.39 AM IST
NIIF-FirstCry deal falls through; Premji Invest to step in valuing etailer at $2.7-3 billionThe company’s parent, Brainbees Solutions, was valued at more than $2 billion earlier. SoftBank is its single largest shareholder, with aro...
01 Apr, 2022, 10.13 PM IST
India's sovereign wealth fund invests in FirstCry; SoftBank, others offload stake in secondary dealChiratae Ventures and Newquest Capital Partners have also sold parts of their holding in the company. SoftBank will still have around 30% i...
03 Feb, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
FirstCry parent to get Rs 2,825 crore from SoftBank’s Vision FundIn its filing with the Registrar of Companies, the Pune-headquartered company said SVF Frog, a SoftBank-operated, Cayman Islands-registered...
24 Jan, 2019, 02.36 PM IST
SoftBank to pick up 42% in FirstCry for $400 millionNone of existing investors exiting baby and mother care product retailer; funds to be used for expansion
18 Jan, 2019, 08.11 AM IST