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Consumer

23 August, 2023

Softbank offloads minor stake in FirstCry ahead of IPO

Japan’s SoftBank, a big-ticket private equity investor in India, has sold shares of Brainbees Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which operates kids-focussed ......

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General

21 August, 2023

Grapevine: SoftBank sells stake in IPO-bound firm; Byju's fires more staff

Japan’s SoftBank Group has sold its stake in an IPO-bound e-commerce firm, a media report said. Three Indian family investment offices ......

Consumer

10 August, 2023

SoftBank-backed Ola Electric's FY22 loss spirals 4x

Cab aggregation unicorn Ola’s electric mobility arm, Ola Electric reported a four-fold rise in its net loss for the financial ......

Finance

08 August, 2023

SoftBank Group posts another quarter of losses

Japan's SoftBank Group posted a surprise loss but said it was dipping its toes back into new investments after its ......

Finance

07 August, 2023

SoftBank may return to profit as tech stocks gain

Japan's SoftBank Group is likely to report a return to profit when it announces first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, analysts said, ......

Manufacturing

28 July, 2023

IPO-bound Ola Electric records $136 mn loss for FY23

India's largest e-scooter maker Ola Electric recorded an operating loss of $136 million on a revenue of $335 million in ......

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TMT

18 July, 2023

SoftBank takes another haircut from one of its biggest bets in India

SoftBank, a Japanese multinational firm known for its big-ticket private equity investments in new age technology companies via its multi-billion-dollar ......

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TMT

17 July, 2023

SoftBank-backed edtech firm Eruditus aims to turn profitable in FY24

Edtech company Eruditus expects to end the financial year 2023-24 on a profitable note, its founder and CEO told VCCircle, ......

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TMT

11 July, 2023

SoftBank-backed Eruditus taps PE firms, sovereign funds for fresh capital

Higher education startup Eruditus has reached out to top private equity firms and sovereign wealth funds (SWF) to raise $100-150 ......

TMT

22 June, 2023

Unacademy's Graphy marks second acquisition with Scenes

Edtech unicorn Unacademy-owned software platform for educational content creators Graphy has acquired community management platform Scenes in its second acquisition.  “Scenes ......