June 1, 2018
Today’s top tech news, June 1: Uber-Waymo self-driving talks, GM’s Cruise raises US$2.25B from SoftBank
Also on today’s menu: A funding news for a Chinese cryptocurrency startup,...
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...
April 25, 2018
SoftBank moving US$20B of ride-hailing investments into Vision Fund: FT
Today’s news update is a reminder of how intertwined Asia’s...
January 18, 2018
VC deal volumes in Singapore declined by 41.4% in Q4 2017, finds study
The capital committed by VCs in Q4, however, went up by 39.6 per cent to...
October 11, 2017
We finally have an idea of the Masayoshi Son investment strategy
The New York Times, reports that, for Masayoshi Son, it is all about the...
September 18, 2017
Captain’s Log, September 18: SoftBank invests in Slack, Singapore delays cybersecurity bill
SoftBank also bought big stake in imminent IPO and Singapore polytechnics team...
September 18, 2017
SoftBank Group will buy a 5% stake in ZhongAn, China’s first online-only insurance agency
SoftBank Group has agreed to be a cornerstone investor in the initial...
September 8, 2017
OYO raises US$250M Series D funding round, will further expand to Southeast Asia
Hero Enterprise joins the list of existing investors to Indian hospitality...
August 25, 2017
Captain’s Log, August 25: WeWork raises US$4.4B from SoftBank, Baidu sells food delivery unit
From Indonesia, we have announcements from Google, Musical.ly, and OLX WeWork...
August 24, 2017
SoftBank pours $4.4B into WeWork
WeWork just announced that it’s receiving a massive $4.4 billion...