Softbank

General

17 May, 2018

SoftBank in talks to invest in Zomato; Proprium backs Musaddilal Projects

Japanese internet conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp is in preliminary negotiations to invest in online restaurant discovery and food delivery company ......

TMT

15 May, 2018

Foxconn writes off additional $40 mn stake in Snapdeal

FIH Mobile Ltd, a subsidiary of Taipei-headquartered Foxconn Technology Group, has written down the remaining $40 million of its $200 ......

TMT

15 May, 2018

Swiggy seeks unicorn status, in talks to raise $250 mn

Online food delivery startup Swiggy is looking to raise $250 million, instead of $150-200 million it was considering earlier. The ......

General

14 May, 2018

SoftBank may invest $3 bn in Paytm Mall; Japan's Sompo to up stake in insurance JV

Japan's SoftBank Group is in preliminary talks to invest as much as $3 billion (Rs 20,180 crore) in online marketplace ......

General

11 May, 2018

SoftBank undecided on Flipkart stake sale; True North eyes Shree Digvijay Cement

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. has still not made a decision to sell its more than 20% stake in Flipkart ......

TMT

09 May, 2018

Walmart to buy majority stake in Flipkart, confirms SoftBank CEO

Walmart Inc will purchase a majority stake in online retailer Flipkart, the Indian e-commerce company's investor SoftBank said on Wednesday.The Walmart-Flipkart ......

Premium

Finance

04 May, 2018

With the SoftBank deal all but done, how does PolicyBazaar plan to use the money?

Tiger Global-backed online insurance selling platform policybazaar.com¸ which is in the final leg of discussions to raise $200 million (Rs ......

TMT

04 May, 2018

Flipkart buys back shares from IDG Ventures, SoftBank and Accel execs

Indian online marketplace Flipkart has bought back $350 million worth of shares from its investors as it seeks to convert ......

General

03 May, 2018

SoftBank in fight to up Ola stake; Amazon's Flipkart bid said to be not high enough

SoftBank Group Corp is in a boardroom battle with cab aggregator Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal after the latter blocked the ......

Finance

03 May, 2018

Sovereign wealth funds flock to tech startups in India, other emerging economies

Sovereign investors are helping fuel billion-dollar funding rounds for emerging-market tech startups, where companies and their backers are fighting for ......