Masayoshi Son
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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 ......
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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 ......
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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 ......
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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 ......
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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 ......
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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 ......
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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 ......
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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 ......
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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 ......
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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 ......