SoftBank Group Corp.

SoftBank Group Corp. is a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Tokyo.

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SoftBank Vision Fund Head Misra to Step Aside
SoftBank Vision Fund Head Misra to Step Aside
July 07, 2022  |  Personnel

The head of SoftBank’s venture investing business is stepping aside from that role to oversee a new investment fund outside the business. Rajeev Misra will...

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Today in TechREG: UK Government Could Use National Security Law to Keep Arm Listing in London; Google Settles Copyright Dispute With French Regulator
Today in TechREG: UK Government Could Use National Security Law to Keep Arm Listing in...
June 22, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in TechREG, the Bank of England deputy governor compared the crypto crash with the dot-com bubble, saying that some of the crypto companies that...

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SoftBank Cuts Spending, Leaving Camera Startup Light Scrambling for Cash
SoftBank Cuts Spending, Leaving Camera Startup Light Scrambling for Cash
April 25, 2022  |  Investments

Light, a Redwood City, California-based camera startup, is on the hunt for backers after the world’s largest tech investor objected to putting more cash into...

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GM Buys Out SoftBank to Get 80% of Self-Driving Startup Cruise
GM Buys Out SoftBank to Get 80% of Self-Driving Startup Cruise
March 20, 2022  |  Acquisitions

General Motors has bought out SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s stake in Cruise, a self-driving startup, for $2.1 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (March 18). SoftBank now...

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SoftBank Sells $1B in Shares of eCommerce Platform Coupang
SoftBank Sells $1B in Shares of eCommerce Platform Coupang
March 14, 2022  |  eCommerce

SoftBank’s Vision Fund has sold $1 billion with of shares in South Korean eCommerce company Coupang, Reuters reported Monday (March 14). The fund sold 50...

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SoftBank Backs Money Movement Service TabaPay
SoftBank Backs Money Movement Service TabaPay
March 01, 2022  |  Investments

Instant money movement platform TabaPay has received backing from the SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the world’s largest tech-centric investment fund. The investment, announced in a...

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SoftBank Invests in African Lending Analytics Startup Credrails
SoftBank Invests in African Lending Analytics Startup Credrails
February 21, 2022  |  Investments

Credrails, a startup working on aggregating financial data in Africa, is set to close its $2.5 million funding round this month with backing from SoftBank,...

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ElasticRun Set to Raise $300M in SoftBank-Led Round
ElasticRun Set to Raise $300M in SoftBank-Led Round
January 19, 2022  |  International

ElasticRun, a kirana commerce platform helping businesses connect with rural India, is expecting to raise $300 million in a funding round led by SoftBank, according...

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NVIDIA, Arm Tell UK Competition Watchdog Why It Should Approve Their Deal
NVIDIA, Arm Tell UK Competition Watchdog Why It Should Approve Their Deal
January 12, 2022  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Silicon Valley chip maker NVIDIA and United Kingdom chip designer Arm are fighting back as a U.K. competition regulator considers blocking NVIDIA’s proposed $40 billion...

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