Masayoshi Son

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14 July, 2017

Former SoftBank COO Nikesh Arora in the race for Uber CEO's job

Former SoftBank Group Corp chief operating officer Nikesh Arora is in the running to become the CEO of Uber Technologies ......

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21 June, 2017

Not stepping down anytime soon, says SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son

SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son, Japan's richest man, said on Wednesday he'll spend the next decade identifying a successor to ......

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27 May, 2017

SoftBank inducts Vision Fund CEO Rajeev Misra into board

SoftBank Group Corp has inducted Rajeev Misra into the company’s board of directors, the Japanese telecom and Internet conglomerate said ......

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18 May, 2017

Wary of investors taking control, Ola founders secure their place at the wheel

In a move to prevent a hostile takeover, cab hailing app Ola has rewritten the rules of engagement to restrict ......

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18 May, 2017

SoftBank to get $1 bn from Japan's Sharp for Vision fund

Sharp Corp said on Thursday it would invest up to $1 billion in SoftBank Group’s planned $100 billion Vision fund ......

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12 May, 2017

Who gains from Paytm-FreeCharge merger?

Homegrown e-commerce major Snapdeal’s downfall has given way to some hectic activity in recent times. While a few online players ......

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28 April, 2017

SoftBank likely to invest $1.9 bn, pick up 20% in Paytm

Masayoshi Son’s media and Internet conglomerate SoftBank Group is likely to put in $1.9 billion (Rs 12,000 crore) into One ......

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19 April, 2017

SoftBank in talks to invest $1.5 bn in Paytm

Japanese Internet conglomerate and investor SoftBank Group Corp has now set its sights on the payments space in India, and ......

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11 April, 2017

Ninjacart raises $5.5 mn led by Accel, Nilekani's trust

Bangalore-based 63Ideas Infolabs Pvt Ltd, which runs B2B agri-marketing platform Ninjacart, has raised Rs 37 crore ($5.5 million) in a ......

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05 April, 2017

Getting its mojo back? InMobi becomes second Indian unicorn to turn net profit

Mobile ad-tech firm InMobi, dubbed as India's first unicorn, turned a net profit in the last quarter of 2016 and ......