Masayoshi Son

Finance

11 March, 2019

SoftBank to float new venture capital fund for early-stage investing

SoftBank Group Corp has expanded its appetite for early-stage startups, with a venture capital unit set to launch its biggest ......

TMT

06 March, 2019

SoftBank, Carlyle invest $395 mn as Delhivery joins unicorn club

Logistics-tech firm Delhivery Pvt. Ltd has become the newest member of India’s unicorn club after raising $395 million (around Rs ......

TMT

16 January, 2019

SoftBank Vision Fund to pick up 38% stake in Delhivery in latest India bet

Masayoshi Son-owned technology conglomerate SoftBank has sought the approval from the Competition Commission of India for a proposed investment into ......

TMT

08 January, 2019

Food-tech startup InnerChef gets $6.5 mn from Japan's Mistletoe, others

Cloud kitchen startup InnerChef Pvt. Ltd has raised around $6.5 million (Rs 43 crore) in a pre-Series B funding round ......

People

21 November, 2018

SoftBank ropes in Norwest director to head India investments

Japanese internet conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp, which has been a prolific investor in India with big-ticket bets on Flipkart, Ola ......

Finance

05 November, 2018

SoftBank Q2 profit soars 78% on Flipkart stake sale, Oyo valuation gain

SoftBank Group Corp’s profit for the quarter through September jumped 78%, helped by gains from the sale of its stake ......

TMT

16 October, 2018

SoftBank sees PolicyBazaar, other insurtech firms boosting its bigger investments

Softbank’s Vision Fund plans to pump more money into insurance, a sector it sees as both ripe for disruption and ......

TMT

04 October, 2018

Japan's Mistletoe leads fresh investment in food-tech startup InnerChef

Cloud kitchen startup InnerChef Pvt. Ltd has raised around $1.76 million (Rs 13 crore at current exchange rates) in a ......

Finance

27 September, 2018

SoftBank to raise $100 bn fund every 2-3 years, says CEO Masayoshi Son

SoftBank Group Corp plans to create a new $100 billion fund every two to three years and spend $50 billion ......

People

20 June, 2018

SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to shift focus to unicorn hunting

SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Wednesday he plans to devote the bulk of his time ......