Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and others buy stake in Rs 1,960 crore Lenskart block dealADIA-backed Platinum Jasmine A 2018 Trust sold a 2.3% stake in Lenskart through a Rs 1,960 crore block deal. The transaction attracted stro...
11 Jun, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
ADIA to sell Rs 1,944 crore Lenskart stake days after SoftBank exitAbu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is set to divest up to 2.3% of its stake in eyewear retailer Lenskart for approximately Rs 1,944 cror...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.44 PM IST
How Larry Ellison, Masayoshi Son, Michael Saylor AI crypto billionaires reshaping legacy wealth in 2026 markets shift?Oracle’s AI cloud surge, SoftBank’s OpenAI-backed rebound, and MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin strategy reflect a new billionaire era. Over $1 tril...
05 Jun, 2026, 03.40 AM IST
Together Fund’s Manav Garg joins portfolio firm Emergent as executive chairmanAnnouncing the move in a LinkedIn post on Thursday, Garg stated that he will continue supporting founders and portfolio companies at Togeth...
04 Jun, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
SoftBank sells Rs 2,873 crore worth of Lenskart shares in block deal to Goldman Sachs and other investorsLenskart Solutions saw a major stake sale as SoftBank offloaded shares worth about Rs 2,873 crore through a block deal. The transaction dre...
03 Jun, 2026, 09.33 PM IST
Nvidia may lead AI startup Simplismart’s $20 million fundraise at $100 million valuationChipmaking giant Nvidia is reportedly in advanced talks to lead a $20 million funding round for Simplismart, valuing the AI infrastructure ...
18 May, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Sunil Bharti Mittal announces succession plan: Meet the GenNextAirtel founder Sunil Bharti Mittal is preparing for a leadership change over the next ten years. His three children, Kavin, Shravin, and Ei...
14 May, 2026, 08.52 PM IST
Ex-Peak XV trio raises Mettle; Fintechs go licence huntingHappy Thursday! Three former Peak XV MDs, who abruptly left the VC firm, are launching Mettle Capital to back Indian startups. This and mor...
14 May, 2026, 08.49 AM IST
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 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
Premji Invest in talks to join Emergent fundraisePremji Invest is reportedly in talks for a significant investment in coding platform Emergent's $250 million funding round, which could val...
06 May, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
SoftBank seeks $10 billion margin loan backed by OpenAI shares: BloombergSoftBank is reportedly seeking a massive $10 billion loan, leveraging its stake in ChatGPT's creator, OpenAI. This move signals the Japanes...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
SoftBank seeks $10 billion margin loan backed by OpenAI shares: ReportSoftBank Group is seeking a substantial $10 billion loan. This loan is backed by its shares in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. The move signals SoftB...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
SoftBank back in ‘offence’ mode, begins writing cheques againSoftBank on Tuesday reported a surprise net loss of over $3 billion in the first quarter, hit by the double whammy of a drop in share price...
08 Aug, 2023, 07.28 PM IST
Masayoshi Son now owes SoftBank $5.2 billion on side dealsMasayoshi Son is now personally on the hook for about $5.2 billion on side deals he set up at SoftBank Group Corp. to boost his compensatio...
12 May, 2023, 09.29 AM IST
SoftBank earnings put Arm IPO plans, startup valuations in focusValuations of Vision Fund investments are challenging to estimate due to the high proportion of unlisted companies in the portfolio, making...
10 May, 2023, 11.17 AM IST
SoftBank posts loss as Vision Fund stays in the red for fourth straight quarterThe Vision Fund's investment loss stood at 730.36 billion yen ($5.52 billion) in the latest quarter, on top of the combined loss of 7.3 tri...
07 Feb, 2023, 12.12 PM IST