May 1, 2019
SoftBank makes a huge bet on Latin America
Rappi, an on-demand delivery startup, is raising $1 billion from the Japanese...
April 26, 2019
Grocery delivery startup Honestbee is running out of money and trying to sell
Honestbee, the online grocery delivery service in Asia, is nearly out of money...
April 25, 2019
Internet connectivity projects unite as Alphabet spinout Loon grabs $125M from SoftBank’s HAPSMobile
Two futuristic projects are coming together to help increase global internet...
April 11, 2019
WTF is Baillie Gifford?
The SoftBank Vision Fund has been screaming from the venture headlines the last...
April 4, 2019
India’s OYO enters Japan in partnership with SoftBank
Fresh from closing a notable investment from Airbnb, India’s OYO has...
March 12, 2019
SoftBank to inject US$500M fund to back early-stage startups
Joining to back the fund are South Korea’s National Pension Service and...
March 8, 2019
Changes at YC, $1.5B more for ride hailing, and Airbnb buys HotelTonight
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture...
March 1, 2019
It’s a new era for fertility tech
We explored venture capitalists' latest bets on fertility and contraception...
February 28, 2019
SoftBank’s Vision Fund invests $1.5B in Chinese second-hand car startup Chehaoduo
SoftBank’s Vision Fund is taking a bet on China’s auto market after...
February 21, 2019
Clutter confirms SoftBank-led $200M investment for its on-demand storage service
There’s plenty of speculation right now around apparently disgruntled...