Startups
SoftBank zeroes in on Southeast Asia in search of next Grab
Tech group aims to replicate success of investment in Singapore ride-hailer
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Startups
Vietnam's fintech VNLife says valuation now 'well over $1bn'
Payments system provider raises $250 million in deal led by US investors
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SoftBank confronts renewed China risk as Didi backfires
Beijing's crackdown on US-listed tech stocks spells trouble in vital market
Cryptocurrencies
Hong Kong crypto exchange FTX Trading hits $18bn valuation
SoftBank, Sequoia Capital and hedge funds join $900m fundraising
IPO
Paytm sets India's largest-ever IPO, targeting $2.2bn
Digital payment provider rides on growth momentum from COVID restrictions
Companies
SoftBank Vision Fund invests $1.7bn in South Korea travel firm Yanolja
Cloud-based booking system provider grows amid COVID, attracting big investor
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SoftBank's investment strategy in China unchanged: CFO
Goto says company needs to manage country risk as Didi faces regulatory crackdown
Startups
SoftBank returns in Flipkart's $3.6bn funding round
Appetite for Indian startups strong as Chinese tech comes under scrutiny
China tech
China extends probes of US-listed tech groups after curbs on Didi
Shares in investor SoftBank hit by action against ride-hailing app days after IPO
Business deals
Britain's Morrisons agrees to $8.7bn takeover by SoftBank-led group
Fortress Investment Group will buy supermarket chain pending shareholder approval
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SoftBank Vision Fund 2 cranks up investment to one company per day
Japan group's newer tech vehicle takes smaller stakes to mitigate risk
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SoftBank makes rare early bet on startup by ex-Infosys CEO
US AI company Vianai Systems to launch products as early as this year
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SoftBank CEO battles shareholders over more buybacks
Son faces calls for returns as group pours another $10bn into second Vision Fund
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JP Morgan jumps to SoftBank's No. 2 lender with $7.5bn in loans
Japanese megabanks retreat as tech giant shifts to overseas funds
Finance
SoftBank supercharges Singapore's Carro to unicorn status
Vision Fund 2 leads $360m Series C round in Southeast Asian car marketplace
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SoftBank mobile unit teams with US startup on low-cost satellite service
Skylo offers Internet of Things connections by leasing satellite capacity
Startups
SoftBank-backed Katerra files for bankruptcy protection
US construction startup raised more than $1bn from Vision Fund
Energy
Adani-Softbank's $3.5bn deal spurs green energy consolidation
Increasing price competition in India to squeeze solar power players
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SoftBank pays $64 million to eight executives
Arm CEO became top earner after chip unit's sale to Nvidia
The Big Story
How SoftBank taught the market to love lossmaking startups
A slew of IPOs may vindicate Masayoshi Son's growth-at-all-costs view
