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SoftBank's billion-dollar bet pays off
SoftBank achieves a substantial financial boost from a telecom merger presenting a mixed risk-reward scenario for potential investors.
'It Is Wrong to Say That AI Cannot Be Smarter Than Humans': SoftBank CEO Makes Bold Prediction About Where AI Will Be in 10 Years
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son predicts artificial general intelligence will be 10 times smarter than the sum of all human intelligence.
How SoftBank Has Changed Its Investing Strategy Since Entering India
The investment conglomerate is shifting from investing in startups valued at $5 billion to startups valued at roughly $2 billion. Additionally, it reduced cheque amounts from $1 billion to $100-150 million.
SoftBank Sells 2% Stake In Paytm In Series Of Open Market Transactions
The market value of the total sale was not declared in the company's regulatory filing, but reports said that it could be worth around $120 million
Unicorns Should Prepare For A Long Funding Winter, Says Masayoshi Son
The SoftBank CEO also said that the rate of new investments in startups will be half or could be as small as a quarter in compared to the last year
Biofourmis Raises $100 Mn In Series C Round Led By SoftBank
Biofourmis will utilize the fresh fund to expand its operation globally and advance its digital therapeutics pipeline
With Byju's, OYO, Ola in its Kitty, Sequoia is the Top Investor in India
Sequoia Capital India is the top investor on the Hurun India top unicorn investors list 2020 with eight unicorns investments, followed by Softbank, Steadview Capital and Saif Partners
WeWork To Pump $100 Mln Into India Business
In Friday's statement, the company said that WeWork India was already profitable and played an important role in the global scheme of business.
Masayoshi Son-Funded Start-Ups Not Going 'Soft' On Employees
With Vision Fund II in sight, Softbank's portfolio companies in India and across the world are cutting jobs in order to reduce losses and shore up investor sentiment.
Among VCs, Softbank Appeared The Most In Indian Media Followed By Sequoia and Tiger Global
Softbank reportedly suffered $6.5 billion in operating losses from investments in cash-burning businesses including New York-based real estate firm WeWork, and cab-hailing service Uber.
Will Vision Fund 2 Save SoftBank in 2020?
The Japanese conglomerate is likely to announce the first close of the fund at around $30 billion in the first quarter of next year, according to a media report
From Towering Achievements to Inexplicable Ambiguity: SoftBank's Journey So Far
Entrepreneur India traces the ebb and flow of SoftBank's journey over the years
5 Key Highlights From Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son's Earnings Presentation
"Regret decision to invest in WeWork," said Son on Softbank's post-earnings conference call with the press
Masayoshi Son Admits Judgment Errors. Is It the Start of the End?
"My judgment around WeWork was not right in many ways," he said on Wednesday after announcing company result
Is SoftBank's Rescue Package for WeWork a Way to Redeem Itself?
While the world may be busy writing an obituary for WeWork, does this capital infusion imply that Masayoshi Son will have the last laugh?