January 8, 2019
For SoftBank, no majority stake in WeWork as it scales down talks from a new $16 billion investment to $2 billion
Several weeks after it was reported by the WSJ that two of the biggest investors...
December 6, 2018
The trust dilemma of continuous background checks
First, background checks at startups, then Huawei’s finance chief is...
November 21, 2018
Tokopedia reportedly raises fresh US$1 billion funding
The Indonesian unicorn is said to raise new US$1 billion worth of funding from...
November 12, 2018
Today’s top tech news, Nov 12: Masayoshi Son seeks to raise US$21.1B through telco company’s IPO
Starting the week with updates from Indian healthtech scene, a Bangladeshi...
November 8, 2018
Japan is cracking down on SoftBank’s revenue
First, a couple of quick follow-ups to our coverage of Form Ds yesterday, and...
November 7, 2018
The disappearing Form D
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November 6, 2018
SoftBank’s debt obsession
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October 10, 2018
SoftBank is considering taking a majority stake in WeWork
SoftBank is reportedly considering an investment of up to $20 billion in WeWork...
July 19, 2018
Today’s top tech news, July 19: SoftBank’s Son says Japan is ‘stupid’ for not allowing ride-sharing
Also in the news is Hyperloop has announced signing of an agreement in China...
May 16, 2018
Today’s top tech news, May 16: SoftBank to set up new Vision Fund in near future
China’s Didi Chxuing is making big changes to Hitch, its inter-city...