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...


The trust dilemma of continuous background checks

First, background checks at startups, then Huawei’s finance chief is...


Tokopedia reportedly raises fresh US$1 billion funding

The Indonesian unicorn is said to raise new US$1 billion worth of funding from...


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...


Japan is cracking down on SoftBank’s revenue

First, a couple of quick follow-ups to our coverage of Form Ds yesterday, and...


The disappearing Form D

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SoftBank’s debt obsession

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SoftBank is considering taking a majority stake in WeWork

SoftBank is reportedly considering an investment of up to $20 billion in WeWork...


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...


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...