Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety vows to stay out of Amazon-Ambani spending warSwiggy is prioritizing profitability over rapid expansion. The company will not match rivals like Flipkart and Reliance Retail's aggressive...
28 May, 2026, 07.10 AM IST
SoftBank group shares surge almost 20% on OpenAI, SB Energy IPOsSoftBank Group stocks have surged significantly. This rise follows reports that two SoftBank-backed companies, OpenAI and SB Energy, are pr...
21 May, 2026, 09.04 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: Did OpenAI's new AI deployment venture just kill Indian IT stocks?Indian IT stocks plummeted to three-year lows following OpenAI's launch of a new venture focused on direct AI implementation for enterprise...
14 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
SoftBank profit more than triples to $12 billion on OpenAI stake gainsTechnology investor SoftBank Group reported a net profit of 1.9 trillion yen ($12.05 billion) for the January-March quarter, a significant ...
13 May, 2026, 03.23 PM IST
SoftBank lenders ask more banks to join $40 billion OpenAI loanSoftBank is seeking additional banks to join a $40 billion loan backing its OpenAI investment, a significant test of investor confidence in...
15 Apr, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
SoftBank secures $40 billion loan to fund further OpenAI investmentThe facility, which matures in March 2027, was arranged with lenders including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsu...
27 Mar, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
OpenAI set to raise about $10 billion from MGX, Coatue, ThriveOpenAI is nearing a deal to raise about $10 billion from venture investors, lifting its latest funding round to roughly $120 billion. Backe...
25 Mar, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
SoftBank Corp to raise $800 million via bond-type class sharesThe Japanese telecommunications arm of tech investment giant SoftBank Group first announced the issuance in May, saying the shares would be...
25 Sep, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
SoftBank managing partners Yanni Pipilis, Munish Varma to join Rajeev Misra-led firmPipilis was CEO of a special purpose acquisition company, SVF Investment Corp. 3, which merged with warehouse automation specialist Symbiot...
28 Jul, 2022, 09.55 PM IST
SoftBank Corp raises $870 million using Z Holding sharesSoftBank is using about 361,440,000 shares, or 4.8%, of Z Holdings that it indirectly owns through A Holdings Corp. for stock lending
03 Mar, 2022, 01.16 PM IST
Officials revive talks to take SoftBank private: ReportSoftBank Group Corp executives are reviving discussions about taking the technology company private, the Financial Times reported, citing p...
14 Sep, 2020, 08.24 AM IST
SoftBank gives up pretending it isn't a fundWith the Vision Fund’s $98.6 billion almost fully invested, there’s not much left to be done hunting for unicorns and handing out fat check...
12 Aug, 2020, 09.14 AM IST
SoftBank hands new roles to two Vision Fund managing partnersThe executive reshuffle signals a heightened focus on SoftBank’s senior ranks in a period of turbulence for the Japanese conglomerate.
30 May, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
SoftBank CEO faces tougher questions in US after market plungeThe Vision Fund is recovering from a series of stumbles. WeWork’s plan to go public last year imploded, forcing SoftBank to arrange a rescu...
03 Mar, 2020, 08.57 AM IST
SoftBank's latest fund wheeze sets off new alarmsSoftBank’s core competence is in a specific sector, technology, and a specific category, late-stage venture capital. It needs to be crystal...
18 Feb, 2020, 09.19 AM IST
SoftBank's Son seeks to close valuation gap with share buybackMasayoshi Son has been converting SoftBank Group into a technology investment firm.
06 Feb, 2019, 02.40 PM IST
SoftBank's Vision Fund raises $93 billion in its first closeMore than $93 billion has been secured from backers led by the Japanese company and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, SoftBank said in...
21 May, 2017, 02.02 PM IST