September 12, 2017
Zoox in talks with SoftBank to fund self-driving cars
Autonomous vehicle startup Zoox is in talks with Japanese investment firm...
August 24, 2017
SoftBank pours $4.4B into WeWork
WeWork just announced that it’s receiving a massive $4.4 billion...
August 16, 2017
Captain’s Log, Aug 16: Uber in talks with SoftBank, Didi Chuxing, others for US$12B funding; Singapore to test on-demand bus services
Also in the new is Indonesian P2P lending platform Modalku’s...
August 14, 2017
Will Amazon still emerge in the lead even if Flipkart, Snapdeal, and Paytm team up?
The question is: Will SoftBank and Alibaba, both of which have significant...
August 11, 2017
Indian cab-hailing company Ola raises US$36M to fight close rival Uber
Software giant Microsoft is also in talks to invest between US$50 million and...
August 10, 2017
Indian e-commerce marketplace Flipkart raises US$2.5B from SoftBank Vision Fund
As per a report, with this funding, Flipkart’s largest...
August 8, 2017
Masayoshi Son confirms SoftBank in talks to invest in Flipkart, says respects Snapdeal decision to call off merger
SoftBank, the largest investor which had infused US$627 million into...
August 6, 2017
Travis Kalanick reportedly sought to reassert control at Uber after ouster
Just under two months after resigning from Uber, former CEO Travis...
August 2, 2017
Snapdeal decision to walk out of Flipkart merger is bold, but was it a blunder?
Some feel the whole episode signals a full pivot, while others...
August 1, 2017
Flipkart in talks to raise up to US$2B from SoftBank; completes merger of eBay India
In exchange for an equity stake in Flipkart, eBay had made a cash investment and...