| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.05.2024 | Karius Revolutionizes Infectious Disease Diagnostics with $100M Funding Boost | Karius, a genomic diagnostics powerhouse, has secured a whopping $100 million in Series C funding to expand its groundbreaking Karius Test. This test, a game-changer in infectious disease diagnosis, uses cutting-edge genomic analysis and AI... |
| 02.05.2024 | Karius Secures $100M to Expand Non-Invasive Pathogen Blood Test | What You Should Know:
– Karius®, a leader in genomic diagnostics for infectious disease, announced today the closing of a $100 million Series C funding round.
– Co-led by Khosla Ventures and newcomers 5AM Ventures and Gilde Healthcare, the ... |
| 02.04.2024 | Remote Acquires Easop | Remote, a San Francisco, CA-based leader in building, managing, and supporting globally distributed workforces, completed the acquisition of Easop, a NYC-based compliance solution for businesses with international talent to grant and manage... |
| 06.02.2024 | SoftBank cut down most of Paytm stake before RBI crackdown: report | FintechInvestmentsNews
Samreen Ahmad · 9 Feb 2024 · 1 min readSoftBank cut down most of Paytm stake before RBI crackdown: report
Photo credit: SoftBank
SoftBank Group sold a major chunk of its stake in India’s Paytm just before the central ... |
| 23.11.2023 | Divergent Technologies secures $230 million in Series D funding | Voting closes soon in the 3D Printing Industry Awards 2023. Have your say now!
Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) developer Divergent Technologies has announced the successful closure of a Series D equity financing round, securing ... |
| 09.10.2023 | CrossFund Raises Additional $1.5M in Funding at a $47M Valuation, Establishes Itself as Leading Investment Gateway to the Emerging World | SINGAPORE, Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fintech startup, CrossFund, has raised its fourth funding round in two years from family offices in MENA and Asia, BlockBase Ventures, UI Investments, Australian Gulf Capital, BXB Capital, and strateg... |
| 04.08.2023 | Austrian edtech GoStudent raises $95M to expand into DACH region | Austrian edtech GoStudent raises $95M to expand into DACH region
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Vienna-based GoStudent has raised $95 milli... |
| 03.08.2023 | Edtech GoStudent raises $95M in funding for hybrid learning expansion in DACH region | Vienna-based edtech GoStudent has raised a $95 million funding round – a mix of equity and debt capital. Involved in the round was Deutsche Bank, and investors including Left Lane Capital, DN Capital, Tencent, Prosus, DST, Coatue and Softba... |
| 11.05.2023 | Il mercato del Venture Capital ad aprile 2023 | Come è andato il mercato del Venture Capital ad aprile 2023? Facciamo insieme una carrellata delle startup, delle scaleup e dei round più interessanti. Purtroppo, i dati del primo trimestre 2023 confermano i trend negativi in Europa per gli... |
| 11.05.2023 | SoftBank Vision Fund yearly loss widens to $32B on startups valuation cut | SoftBank Vision Fund lost $32 billion in the financial year ending March as the Japanese investment giant, the most prolific global investor in tech startups, continues to suffer from valuation corrections across its portfolio of private an... |
| 06.12.2022 | Oda, the Norwegian grocery delivery startup, raises a fresh $151M, but at a lowered valuation of $353M | Online grocery delivery, a booming business at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, has definitely come down to earth with the shifts in the economy, public health and technology investing. Oda, one of the bigger players in online grocery d... |
| 11.10.2022 | SprintRay to expand into new territories after raising more than $100M | Nominations for the 2022 3D Printing Industry Awards are now open. Who do you think should make the shortlists for this year’s ballot? Let us know by making your nomination now.
Dental 3D printer manufacturer SprintRay has raised over $100 ... |
| 14.06.2022 | CoachHub raises $200m, plans APAC expansion | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Qishin Tariq · 4h ago · 2 min readCoachHub raises $200m, plans APAC expansion
Digital coaching platform CoachHub has raised US$200 million in series C funding, part of which will be used to set a foothold in Singapor... |
| 14.06.2022 | CoachHub rounds third, aims for home plate with $200 million in Sofina and SoftBank-led round | Berlin-based digital coaching platform CoachHub has raised $200 million in a Series C funding round. Using a proprietary AI-based solution, CoachHub matches customers with the perfect fit amongst a network of over 3,500 certified business a... |
| 05.04.2022 | Clarify Health Secures $150M for Value-Based Payments Platform | What You Should Know:
– Clarify Health, a cloud analytics and value-based payments platform company, announced today that it secured $150 million in Series D financing. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the round and was joined by funds and accoun... |
| 05.04.2022 | On the rise with Remote as the platform rakes in $300 million | HR solutions for distributed teams builder Remote has announced a robust $300 million raised in a Series C round. This funding arrives just 8 months post a $150 million Series B round that saw the company punch a ticket at the unicorn club,... |
| 08.03.2022 | Berlin’s Forto notches $250 million taking its valuation to $2.1 billion | Betting big on the rise in demand for providers of logistics technologies, Berlin-based digitised logistics startup Forto has raised a mammoth funding of $250 million. The pre-emptive Series D investment was led by Texas investment firm Dis... |
| 21.02.2022 | Softbank Vision Fund 2 leads PrimaryBid’s $190m Series C investment round | London, Feb 21st 2022
PrimaryBid are executing on their mission to make public markets work for everyone.
Today, they announced their series C funding $190m round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, with participation from existing investors i... |
| 21.02.2022 | Where is SoftBank investing? London-based fintech platform gets $190 million to offer fair access to invest in public firms | London-based fintech platform that provides retail investors with fair access to public markets, PrimaryBid has wrapped up a $190 million Series C funding. The round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from existing invest... |
| 16.02.2022 | 9 fintech investors discuss what they’re looking for and how to pitch them in Q1 2022 | Last year, more than 20% of venture dollars went into fintech startups globally, according to CB Insights. Equally notable: one-third of all unicorns created in 2021 were fintech companies.
The 2021 Matrix Fintech Index reported that public... |
| 27.01.2022 | Alto Pharmacy Raises $200M to Expand Full-Service Pharmacy Delivery | What You Should Know:
– Alto Pharmacy (“Alto”), the leader in America’s rapidly expanding digital pharmacy market, raised approximately $200 million in an oversubscribed series E financing round led by returning investor Softbank Vision Fun... |
| 27.01.2022 | Esusu becomes unicorn with SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led $130M funding | More than 100 million Americans spend an average of $1,100 (over $1.4 trillion per year) on their largest monthly household spend: rent. But reports say 90% of these people don’t get credit for paying their rent on time.
On a sub-level, ove... |
| 26.01.2022 | Paack cierra una ronda Serie D de €200M ($225M) liderada por SoftBank Vision fund 2. Acuden también Infravia, First Bridge, Endeavor Catalyst y socios actuales | 26/01/2022
PAACK CIERRA UNA RONDA SERIE D DE €200M ($225M) LIDERADA POR SOFTBANK VISION FUND 2. ACUDEN TAMBIÉN INFRAVIA, FIRST BRIDGE, ENDEAVOR CATALYST Y SOCIOS ACTUALES.
Paack ha cerrado una ronda Serie D de €200 millones ($225 millones... |
| 14.12.2021 | Brief: Walmart robot provider Symbotic announces $5.5bn SoftBank SPAC | Symbotic, a US developer of automated fulfillment solutions for retailers and distributors, has agreed to merge with SoftBank-affiliated special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) SVF Investment Corp 3.
The Wilmington, Massachusetts-based c... |
| 05.12.2021 | HR tech startup Sense valued at $500 million in SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led funding | Sense, an HR tech startup that helps some of the world’s largest staffing and recruitment agencies timely find and hire talent, has grown its valuation to $500 million in a new financing round, a person familiar with the matter told TechCru... |
| 02.12.2021 | Clarity AI secures $50M round led by SoftBank and Fifth Wall, and also backed by existing investors Seaya, Deutsche Boerse, Kibo, Alma Mundi, Founders Fund and BlackRock | 02/12/2021
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SOFTBANK AND FIFTH WALL INVEST IN SUSTAINABILITY TECH FIRM CLARITY AI, A SEAYA VENTURES’S COMPANY.
Clarity AI, an award-winning sustainability tech firm, is now valued at $450 million after raising $50 million in... |
| 22.11.2021 | Royal builds out entourage with $55 million investment from a16z, The Chainsmokers, and Nas | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Good morning. Fortune finance reporter Declan Harty here, filling in for Lucinda to start off Tha... |
| 22.11.2021 | Royal builds out entourage with $55 million investment from a16z, The Chainsmokers, and Nas | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Good morning. Fortune finance reporter Declan Harty here, filling in for Lucinda to start off Tha... |
| 04.11.2021 | Smart home services company Plume blooms with $300M boost from SoftBank | Plume — an AI-powered cloud platform that manages more than 1 billion unique devices globally — recently revealed a $300 million new capital injection from a new round of minority equity investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. SoftBank, w... |
| 04.11.2021 | Senior Companion Platform Papa Raises $150M at $1.4B Valuation | What You Should Know:
– Senior companion and support platform Papa, today announced a $150M in Series D funding to extend the reach and scale of Papa’s innovative solution. With a valuation of $1.4B, this funding round, led by SoftBank Visi... |
| 04.11.2021 | Smart home services company Plume blooms with $300M boost from SoftBank | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Plume — an AI-powered cloud platform that manages... |
| 25.10.2021 | Tier Mobility anuncia 1er tramo de $200M de ronda Serie D co-liderada por SoftbankVF2 y Mubadala. Acuden también RTP Global, Novator, White Star, Northzone, Speedinvest y Kibo | 25/10/2021
TIER MOBILITY ANUNCIA EL PRIMER CIERRE DE SU SERIE D DE $200M COLIDERADA POR SOFTBANK VISION FUND 2 Y MUBADALA CAPITAL. ACUDEN TAMBIÉN LOS ACTUALES RTP GLOBAL, NOVATOR, WHITE STAR CAPITAL, NORTHZONE, SPEEDINVEST Y KIBO.
Tier Mo... |
| 29.09.2021 | SoftBank sinks $200M into Andela, propels company into unicorn territory | Andela, a fully remote company that helps tech companies build remote engineering teams (initially from Africa but now a global market), is currently valued at $1.5 billion following a $200 million Series E round led by SoftBank’s Softbank ... |
| 15.09.2021 | Copado capta €118M en una ronda liderada por Insight. Acuden también los nuevos inversores IBM Ventures, Declaration Partners, DG Ventures y Softbank Vision | 15/09/2021
COPADO CAPTA €118 MILLONES EN UNA RONDA LIDERADA POR INSIGHT. ACUDEN TAMBIÉN LOS NUEVOS INVERSORES IBM VENTURES, DECLARATION PARTNERS, DG VENTURES Y SOFTBANK VISION.
Copado ha cerrado una ronda Serie C de $140 millones (€118 mi... |
| 15.09.2021 | Sendoso Secures $100 Million Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to Accelerate Global Expansion | Sendoso, the leading Sending Platform, announced it has secured $100 million in Series C funding, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from existing investors Oak HC/FT, Struck Capital, Stage 2 Capital, Craft Ventures, Signia V... |
| 02.09.2021 | Data Snapshot: Florida, Michigan among leading US states by 2020 agrifoodtech investment | There are no prizes for guessing that the leading US state by agrifoodtech investment last year was California. It hosts Silicon Valley, after all – as well as being a major agricultural producer in its own right.
Massachusetts in second pl... |
| 23.08.2021 | African fintech OPay valued at $2B in SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led $400M funding | Chinese-backed and Africa-focused fintech company OPay raised $400 million in new financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Bloomberg reported Monday, valuing the company at $2 billion.
The round, which marks the fund’s first investment in a... |
| 12.08.2021 | Prosus N : Eruditus announces $650 million capital raise led by Accel and Softbank Vision Fund 2, with participation from Prosus | Eruditus supercharges mission to make high-qualityeducation affordable and accessible through$650 million capital raise led by Accel and Softbank Vision Fund 2
Funding quadruples the company's valuation to $3.2 billionand bolsters growth of... |
| 05.08.2021 | Mindtickle joins unicorn club after raising $100M from Softbank Vision Fund 2 | Advertisment
The collision of these two investment areas is creating the sales readiness category as revenue leaders and sales enablement professionals seek to house these capabilities under one umbrella, the statement added.
Speaking on ... |
| 30.07.2021 | Стартапы Японии и Китая: самые успешные стартапы 2021 года | Стартапы Японии и Китая: самые успешные стартапы 2021 года |
| 23.07.2021 | Brief: Zomato sees share price leap 70% on Indian market debut | Food delivery app Zomato went public on India’s National Stock Exchange today, with its shares opening at 53% over their IPO price to value the company at ₹910 billion ($12.2 billion.)
Zomato’s shares hit a one-day high of ₹139, over 70% hi... |
| 15.07.2021 | Pantheon Announces $100 Million Series E Solely Funded by Vision Fund 2 at $1 Billion-Plus Valuation | Pantheon, the SaaS platform that empowers WebOps teams to create websites that excel in the digital economy, has announced Monday a $100 million Series E fundraising round at a valuation over $1 billion. The sole investor was SoftBank Visio... |
| 14.07.2021 | M1 Finance Announces $150M Funding Round Led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 | CHICAGO, July 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- M1 Finance, the fast-growing Finance Super App offering automated investing, borrowing, and banking products, today announced a $150 million Series E funding round.
SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 led the... |
| 05.07.2021 | SoftBank slides $130 million into Polish fashion retailer eobuwie ahead of IPO | Quietly announced over the weekend, Polish footwear and accessories retailer eobuwie’s majority shareholder CCC signed the papers with SoftBank Vision Fund 2 that saw a $130 million investment. One of the largest players in the Central and ... |
| 21.06.2021 | Forto receives $240 million, now shipping at $1.2 billion | Sound that bell ladies and gentlemen, we’ve got another unicorn. Berlin-based digital freight forwarding and supply chain solutions (read: logistics) provider Forto has raised a hefty $240 million. With this round, Forto now weighs in at a ... |
| 11.06.2021 | In DiDi IPO, a one-time rival Uber stands to gain | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
A few years ago, local ride-hailing upstarts in countries including Southeast Asia and China defe... |
| 26.05.2021 | SoftBank Vision Fund 2 leads $775 million investment in Perch | - |
| 26.05.2021 | SoftBank Vision Fund 2 leads $775 million investment in Perch | The Series A funding will make Perch a so-called "unicorn" - implying a valuation of $1 billion or more and brings the company's total funding to date to over $900 million, it said on Wednesday.
The funding is the largest ever Ser... |
| 26.05.2021 | SoftBank Vision Fund 2 leads US$775 million investment in Perch | REUTERS: SoftBank Group Corp's Vision Fund 2 has led a US$775 million investment in Perch, a technology firm that buys and operates third-party brands that sell their products on Amazon.com Inc.
The Series A funding will make Perch a so-cal... |
| 26.05.2021 | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
SoftBank : Vision Fund 2 leads $775 million investment in Perch | The Series A funding will make Perch a so-called "unicorn" - implying a valuation of $1 billion or more and brings the company's total funding to date to over $900 million, it said on Wednesday.
The funding is the largest ever Ser... |
| 26.05.2021 | Paris-based customer experience SaaS Contentsquare raises $500 million in Series E round | Parisian customer experience platform Contentsquare has raised $500 million in a Series E round led by SoftBank Vision Fund. Existing investors Bpifrance, Canaan, BlackRock, Eurazeo, Highland Europe and KKR all participated in the round. As... |
| 26.05.2021 | SoftBank Vision Fund 2 leads $775 million investment in Perch | May 26, 202112:56 PM UTC
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SoftBank Corp's logo is pictured at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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| 29.04.2021 | Dundee Uni Spin-out Exscientia Completes SoftBank-led Funding Round | Exscientia, a spin-out from the University of Dundee, has completed a $225 million Series D funding round.
Led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2i, the Series D funding round was also joined by previous investors in Exscientia, including Novo Holdin... |
| 27.04.2021 | High-Stakes: SoftBank Vision Fund | High-Stakes is a unique series that focuses on dissecting the investments of venture capital and private equity firms to gain insights into the portfolio of companies they’ve invested in, industries they focus on, and their investment proce... |
| 08.04.2021 | Trax secures $640m from SoftBank, BlackRock for retail robotics & analytics | Retail tech firm Trax — Southeast Asia’s highest-funded agrifoodtech startup in 2019 — has raised a further $640 million in funding.
The Series E round, which involved both primary and secondary capital, was co-led by new investor SoftBank ... |
| 07.04.2021 | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
SoftBank : Vision Fund 2, BlackRock lead $640 million funding in tech firm Trax | The funding round, the biggest in Trax's history, also drew new investors such as Canadian pension fund Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System and venture capital firm Sony Innovation Fund.
The statement did not provide details on th... |
| 07.04.2021 | SoftBank's Vision Fund 2, BlackRock lead $640 mln funding in tech firm Trax | - |
| 07.04.2021 | SoftBank : Vision Fund 2, BlackRock lead $640 million funding in tech firm Trax | The funding round, the biggest in Trax's history, also drew new investors such as Canadian pension fund Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System and venture capital firm Sony Innovation Fund.
The statement did not provide details on th... |
| 07.04.2021 | SoftBank's Vision Fund 2, BlackRock lead $640 million funding in tech firm Trax | The funding round, the biggest in Trax's history, also drew new investors such as Canadian pension fund Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System and venture capital firm Sony Innovation Fund.
The statement did not provide details on th... |
| 07.04.2021 | Israeli-founded Redis Labs raises $110 million, valuation at $2 billion | Tel Aviv founded database platform Redis Labs has closed a $110 million Series G funding round, now bringing the company’s valuation up to $2 billion.
The financing was led by new investor, Tiger Global, and saw participation from new inves... |
| 18.03.2021 | Trading Investment Network, eToro, to go public through SPAC merger in US $10.4B deal | An Israel-based FinTech and social trading investment network, eToro, has just announced, on March 16, 2021, its intention to go public through a merger deal worth US $10.4 billion. The merger will be carried out with SPAC FinTech Acquisiti... |
| 17.03.2021 | Softbank, Tencent Takes A R4,5 Billion Bet On Analytics Firm PatSnap | wp_booster error:
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| 17.03.2021 | Brief: Chinese dronemaker XAG raises $46m | XAG, a Chinese manufacturer of agricultural drones and robots, has secured the equivalent of $46 million funding in what it calls a “Series C-plus-plus” round. The funding came from GL Ventures, a VC fund under Chinese asset manager Hillhou... |
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| 16.03.2021 | Singapore/London-based PatSnap snaps up $300 million in Series-E funding | With offices in Singapore, Suzhou, London, and Toronto, Innovation intelligence firm PatSnap has closed a $300 million Series-E funding round.
The investment round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Tencent Investment and saw participati... |
| 10.03.2021 | Madrid-based Jobandtalent secures €100 million from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, takes on US market | Workforce marketplace Jobsandtalent has secured €100 million from the SoftBank Vision Fund 2 in a Series D round. Additionally, they’ve secured €83 million in debt financing from BlackRock.
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 now joins previous investor... |
| 10.03.2021 | Jobandtalent capta €100 millones del gigante japonés Softbank | 10/03/2021
JOBANDTALENT CAPTA €100 MILLONES DEL GIGANTE JAPONÉS SOFTBANK.
JobandTalent ha captado otros €100 millones principalmente del gigante japonés Softbank, a través del segundo fondo de su filial de Venture Capital SoftBank Vision ... |
| 01.03.2021 | Alexandra Johnson: No one is waiting for you in the Valley!
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| 01.03.2021 | Alexandra Johnson: No one is waiting for you in the Valley!
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| 04.01.2021 | Chinese ag & food delivery giants join $100m+ raise for ‘adaptive robot’ startup Flexiv | Flexiv, a startup building ‘adaptive robots’ for use across multiple industries including food and agriculture, has raised over $100 million in Series B funding – which it claims is the “largest single-round fundraising ever in the field of... |
| 16.12.2020 | Startup Days 2021 taking shape | Since 2004, the startup days have been connecting the best Swiss startups with investors, bringing together the crucial players of the community and thereby boosting the startup ecosystem all over the country. The established startup days t... |
| 16.12.2020 | Startup Days 2021 taking shape | |
| 14.12.2020 | Working With Recruiters In Cybersecurity? What You Should Know | As CISO for SoftBank IA, Gary Hayslip advises executive leadership and oversees enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategy. |
| 10.12.2020 | SoftBank’s DoorDash bet pays off as its Vision Fund turns $680 million DoorDash investment into $11.5 billion | SoftBank is back from the ashes. The Japanese giant, which reportedly had a staggering $17 billion loss earlier this year, has now gained $6.1 billion in the three months that ended in September. SoftBank is one of the early investors in fo... |
| 16.11.2020 | Chinese drone maker XAG nets $182m funding from Baidu, SoftBank | Ag drone maker XAG has raised ¥1.2 billion ($182 million) in a funding round co-led by Baidu Ventures — the VC arm of Beijing-based internet search company Baidu — and SoftBank Vision Fund II, the Japanese tech giant’s new AI-focused mega-f... |
| 02.11.2020 | The Briefing: SoftBank Vision Fund Execs Depart, Conductor Raises $150M, And More | 6 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Here’s what you need to know today in startup and venture news, updated by the Crunchbase News staff throughout the day to keep you in the know.
Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily SoftBank Vision Fund... |
| 28.09.2020 | ShipBob Raises $68M in Series D | ShipBob, an ecommerce enablement technology company that provides fulfillment by bringing fast shipping options to ecommerce businesses, announced that it raised $68M in a Series D funding round. |
| 03.09.2020 | Biofourmis Lands $100M to Expand AI-Powered Digital Therapeutics Platform | What You Should Know:
– Boston-based digital therapeutics leader Biofourmis just closed a $100 million Series C funding round led by SoftBank, bringing its total funding to $145M.
– Biofourmis will be using the funding to develop, validate ... |
| 28.08.2020 | The Audacity of Hope 2.0: A Call to Action for Racial Equity in Europe | KENOSHA, WISCONSIN - AUGUST 27: Demonstrators protest the shooting of Jacob Blake on August 27, ... [+] 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Blake was shot seven times in the back in front of his three children by a police officer in the city. (Phot... |
| 30.06.2020 | Changes Set To Impact CISOs In A Post-Pandemic World | As CISO for SoftBank IA, Gary Hayslip advises executive leadership and oversees enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategy. |
| 19.05.2020 | SoftBank reports $24bn loss on startup investments, with agrifood performance unclear | SoftBank – one of the world’s most active agrifoodtech investors last year – has reported a ¥1.9 trillion ($17.7 billion) annual loss on its Vision Fund startup portfolio.
This staggering deficit from the Vision Fund – which SoftBank launch... |
| 07.04.2020 | BRIEF: SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son predicts bankruptcy for 15 Vision Fund portfolio cos | SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son now believes that 15 of the startups in his company’s Vision Fund portfolio will go bankrupt – though he still thinks the VC mega-fund can make a positive return.
As part of its AI and robotics-focused mandate, th... |
| 18.02.2020 | SoftBank Launches Second Vision Fund With $2.5 Billion Investment: Report | The world’s biggest technology investor is struggling to attract investors for its second Vision ... [+] Fund. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images |
| 31.01.2020 | Uber and DoorDash reportedly held merger talks pushed by investor SoftBank last year, which ultimately failed | Advertisement
Uber and DoorDash - both major players in the online food-delivery space - discussed a merger last year, according to a Financial Times report.
Japan's SoftBank, a major investor in both services, urged the companies to consid... |
| 28.10.2019 | What’s Next for SoftBank’s $100B Vision Fund 2? More Investments in Consumer Tech. | SoftBank chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son speaks during a press conference on May 9, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images
SoftBank’s startup backing tentacles have taken a much-needed break amid its ongoing cleanup effo... |
| 11.10.2019 | ARCH, SoftBank-backed Vir Biotechnology underwhelms with $143 million IPO | George Scangos went back to Wall Street, and came back 700 million pennies short.
Scangos’ vaunted startup Vir Biotechnology raised $143 million in an IPO they hoped would earn $150 million. Shares were priced at $20, the low-end... |
| 24.09.2019 | SoftBank's investment strategy is under fire amid WeWork's bungled IPO. Here's who is in charge at the world's largest tech investor. | SoftBank Group Corp. chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
SoftBank's Vision Fund is the world's largest tech investor and has backed companies like Uber, WeWork, and Ola.
But investor skepticism around some of its investme... |
| 15.08.2019 | Softbank invests $110 million in a Swiss cleantech startup | |
| 08.08.2019 | SoftBank Vision Fund leads $200 mn investment in fintech firm C2FO | US-based fintech firm C2FO, which operates a marketplace that provides working capital to companies and counts India as its fastest-growing market, has raised $200 million (Rs 1,420 crore) from investors.
SoftBank Vision Fund led the fundin... |
| 07.08.2019 | Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala may invest up to $25b in SoftBank Vision Fund 2: Report | Premium
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company may invest as much as $25 billion in SoftBank Group Corp.’s second Vision Fund, according to a report by Wall Street Journal.
Continue reading this story with a subscript... |
| 10.07.2019 | Vision Fund, fondo del grupo japonés SoftBank, se interesa por Glovo | 10/07/2019
VISION FUND, FONDO DEL GRUPO JAPONÉS SOFTBANK, SE INTERESA POR GLOVO.
Vision Fund, el fondo de tecnología del grupo japonés SoftBank, podría estar a punto de adquirir una participación importante en Glovo. Fuentes del mercado a... |
| 17.06.2019 | Collective Health raises $205M Series E led by Softbank to reduce healthcare’s complexity | A large part of the company’s value proposition in is updating and unifying the range of technology systems into one streamlined platform. The company largely functions as a third-party administrator for self-funded employers and works to e... |
| 27.03.2019 | Softbank Vision Fund makes $413M investment in India's Delhivery | Softbank Vision Fund has invested $413 million in Delhivery, one of the fastest growing e-commerce fulfillment and logistics companies in India, according to a company release.
Carlyle and Fosun, which are existing investors in Delhivery, p... |
| 25.03.2019 | Abu Dhabi out to lure tech startups with new $142m tech hub, $145m fund | The Abu Dhabi government has launched a 520-million dirham ($142-million) tech hub through which it aims to support tech startups.
The centre, dubbed Hub 71, is part of the Abu Dhabi government’s 50-billion dirham ($13.6-billion) stimulus ... |
| 25.03.2019 | Abu Dhabi out to lure tech startups with new $142m tech hub, $145m fund | The Abu Dhabi government has launched a 520-million dirham ($142-million) tech hub through which it aims to support tech startups.
The centre, dubbed Hub 71, is part of the Abu Dhabi government’s 50-billion dirham ($13.6-billion) stimulus p... |
| 21.12.2018 | SoftBank's Vision Fund nearing $1.5 billion investment in SE Asia's Grab: source | By Anshuman Daga
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T is nearing a deal to invest $1.5 billion in Grab, three times a previously expected $500 million, as Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing firm looks to expand, a ... |
| 04.12.2018 | SoftBank Vision Fund closes in on $100 bln | - |
| 07.10.2018 | Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund will also invest $45B in SoftBank’s second Vision Fund | The sovereign fund of Saudi Arabia plans to invest $45 billion into the second SoftBank Vision Fund, two years after putting the same amount into the original $100 billion Vision Fund, Saudi Arabia Crown Price Mohammed bin Salman told Bloom... |
