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OpenAI is just one piece of the puzzle in SoftBank's grand vision for AI
With a bet on OpenAI, Masayoshi Son will add another piece to the puzzle as he looks to bring sever…
Hasan Chowdhury
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SoftBank is betting on AI and an IPO revival after swinging to a $7.7 billion profit
The Japanese firm posted a $7.7 billion quarterly profit and is ready to chase fresh profits with n…
Hasan Chowdhury
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SoftBank could invest $500 million in OpenAI, new report says
SoftBank is making a significant $500 million investment in OpenAI, highlighting the growing signif…
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The investors behind OpenAI's historic $6.6 billion funding round
OpenAI has raised $6.6 billion in a new funding round that's also one of the largest private invest…
Alex Bitter,Ana Altchek,Hasan…
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What to know about Perplexity, the buzzy — and controversial — AI startup targeting a big funding round
Perplexity has raised hundreds of millions from Jeff Bezos and Nvidia while clashing with top media…
Geoff Weiss
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Middle East wealth funds are scrambling to rescue their big bets on the future
The sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi have made big bets on tech firms that now …
Hasan Chowdhury
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Looks like Masayoshi Son's plan to go all in on AI is starting to pay off for SoftBank
SoftBank posted a quarterly profit of about $1.5 billion, driven by its big bet on the chip designe…
Hasan Chowdhury
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Swiggy gets a $1.25 billion cheque from Softbank for the same reason Zomato went for an IPO
Swiggy has raised $1.25 billion in a funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund II and Prosus, a wee…
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The head of SoftBank's $100 billion Vision Fund is preparing to launch the group's own SPAC
The blank-check company will be operated by Vision Fund 2's investment advisers and is expected to …
Shalini Nagarajan
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Unicorns and startups should prepare for a longer funding winter, says SoftBank's Masayoshi Son
Masayoshi Son, Founder and CEO of Japanese investment group Softbank, on Monday warned unicorns and…
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Mutual funds increase their stake in Paytm
Increase in shareholding by domestic investors shows more Indian believe in Paytm's ability to deli…
ANI
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HDFC Capital raises $376 million under alternative investment fund for affordable housing; ADIA is primary investor
HDFC Capital, a subsidiary of top mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation, has ra…
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SoftBank will cut investments in Chinese startups as it awaits more regulatory clarity
"Until the situation is clearer we want to wait and see," CEO Masayoshi Son said. "In a year or two…
Isabelle Lee
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E-commerce platform Flipkart to buyback employee stock options worth ₹600 crore, say sources
Earlier in the day, Flipkart announced raising $3.6 billion (about Rs 26,805.6 crore) in funding…
PTI
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FedEx makes its first strategic investment in India, puts $100 million in Delhivery’s kitty
FedEx Express has made a strategic investment of $100 million in Indian logistics startup Delhivery.
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SoftBank's Vision Fund posted a record $8 billion profit in the third quarter as its bets on DoorDash and Uber paid off
Booming markets - particularly for tech - helped SoftBank's Vision Fund bring in record 3rd-quarter…
Harry Robertson
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Facebook-backed Meesho raises $300 million from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 – valuation jumps to over $2 billion
The round also saw participation from Meesho’s existing investors Prosus Ventures, Facebook, Shu…
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The founders of OYO and Zomato pump in money to make edtech startup Unacademy worth $3.4 billion — a ten fold jump in 18 months
The six-year old startup founded by Gaurav Munjal, Hemesh Singh and Roman Saini, Unacademy…
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SoftBank would cut startup funding by half this year as losses cross $13 billion
Japanese investment giant SoftBank on Thursday reported a huge net loss of 1.708 trillion yen ($13.…
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SoftBank's founder compared himself to Jesus and Yoda. His tech fund lost a record $32 billion this year.
SoftBank was once described as a "spaceship." Economic turmoil has brought it crashing to Earth.