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Khosla Ventures and SoftBank Lead USD 70 Mn Investment in Emergent
Prosus, Lightspeed, Together, and Y Combinator also participated in the Series B round.
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UK Chipmaker Graphcore to Invest USD 1.3 Bn to Boost India’s AI Chip Sector
As part of the plan, Graphcore will establish its first AI Engineering Campus in Bengaluru.
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MS Dhoni-Backed House of Biryan Raises INR 32 Cr Funding
The newly raised funds will be used to expand operations from 22 kitchens to between 120 and 150 outlets over the next three years.
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Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal Raise Stake in SoftBank-Backed Unicommerce
According to company filings, the duo purchased 93,500 shares for approximately INR 1 crore (INR 98.96 lakh), raising their total holding to 10.85%, including direct ownership and shares held through their controlled entities.
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Perplexity AI Raises USD 62.7 Mn Funding and Valued at USD 1 Bn Valuation
The raised funds will be used to expand usage among consumers and knowledge workers within enterprises.
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How SoftBank Has Changed Its Investing Strategy Since Entering India
The investment conglomerate is shifting from investing in startups valued at $5 billion to startups valued at roughly $2 billion. Additionally, it reduced cheque amounts from $1 billion to $100-150 million.
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SoftBank Sells 2% Stake In Paytm In Series Of Open Market Transactions
The market value of the total sale was not declared in the company's regulatory filing, but reports said that it could be worth around $120 million
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Unicorns Should Prepare For A Long Funding Winter, Says Masayoshi Son
The SoftBank CEO also said that the rate of new investments in startups will be half or could be as small as a quarter in compared to the last year
By Teena Jose
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With Byju’s, OYO, Ola in its Kitty, Sequoia is the Top Investor in India
Sequoia Capital India is the top investor on the Hurun India top unicorn investors list 2020 with eight unicorns investments, followed by Softbank, Steadview Capital and Saif Partners
By Shipra Singh
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WeWork To Pump $100 Mln Into India Business
In Friday's statement, the company said that WeWork India was already profitable and played an important role in the global scheme of business.
By Debroop Roy
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Masayoshi Son-Funded Start-Ups Not Going ‘Soft’ On Employees
With Vision Fund II in sight, Softbank's portfolio companies in India and across the world are cutting jobs in order to reduce losses and shore up investor sentiment.
By Debroop Roy
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Among VCs, Softbank Appeared The Most In Indian Media Followed By Sequoia and Tiger Global
Softbank reportedly suffered $6.5 billion in operating losses from investments in cash-burning businesses including New York-based real estate firm WeWork, and cab-hailing service Uber.
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Will Vision Fund 2 Save SoftBank in 2020?
The Japanese conglomerate is likely to announce the first close of the fund at around $30 billion in the first quarter of next year, according to a media report
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From Towering Achievements to Inexplicable Ambiguity: SoftBank’s Journey So Far
Entrepreneur India traces the ebb and flow of SoftBank's journey over the years
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Masayoshi Son Admits Judgment Errors. Is It the Start of the End?
"My judgment around WeWork was not right in many ways," he said on Wednesday after announcing company result
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Is SoftBank’s Rescue Package for WeWork a Way to Redeem Itself?
While the world may be busy writing an obituary for WeWork, does this capital infusion imply that Masayoshi Son will have the last laugh?
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How the Failure of WeWork and Uber has Forced SoftBank Backers to Rethink Their Strategies; Reports
When things were going well, SoftBank's glory was unprecedented and awe-inspiring.Today, it has become the bone of contention with everyone questioning it
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A Sneak Peek at Cross-Border Investments in Indian Startups
Global investors are betting big on Indian companies and how
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Startup Saturday: SoftBank Looking to Pump $300-$500 million in Swiggy & Flipkart’s legal Spat with GOQii Puts Walmart in a Challenging Spot
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What Makes Food Tech so Sizzling for Investment in India
Creating a business out of a product that entails the millennials and is a necessity is sure to produce profit and benefit
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Funding Friday: 2019 Gets Its First Unicorn & Paytm Money Raises Funding From Its Parent
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Startup Saturday: Mukesh Ambani Eyes a Stake in Grab and Zomato Catches the Fancy of Delivery Hero
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Startup Saturday: These Indian Startups Catch Softbank’s Eye & Oyo Receives IT Notices
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WeWork’s Investment Tryst with SoftBank and its Indian Connect
The Tokyo-based investor has shown immense faith in WeWork in the past and continues to do so despite a few hits and misses
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Ola’s Dilemma Over SoftBank’s Offer
According to sources, Japanese conglomerate SoftBank is planning to invest USD 1 billion in India's ride-hailing firm
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From Softbank to Goldman Sachs: Explaining the Beeline of Foreign Investors to India
Internationally renowned names are parking their money in Indian start-ups and are rooting for their growth
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The Indian Behind Amazon Alexa & Paytm’s Foray into Japan. 4 things to know today
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