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How Masayoshi Son built one of the most Successful Investment Firms in the World

Shruti JaniAugust 13, 2018

Credit: The Japan Times Masayoshi Son is the founder and CEO of Softbank - a multinational holding conglomerate. His story has been inspiring entrepreneurs ...

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Ola’s Previous Backer Nikesh Arora is Now Uber’s Front Runner

Chinmay BidkarJuly 14, 2017

14 July 2017, India: Ever since Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigned, there were speculations on who will lead Uber. Few names arose such as Arianna Huffing...

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SoftBank Inching Closer to Make Snapdeal-Flipkart Merger into Reality

Chinmay BidkarMay 10, 2017

10 May 2017, India: Tokyo-based conglomerate SoftBank Group is a step closer to make the much anticipated Snapdeal-Flipkart merger happen. SoftBank met t...

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Ola Raises Rs. 670 crore Funds from Falcon Edge, Ratan Tata Fund

Chinmay BidkarMay 4, 2017

04 May 2017, India: Bangalore-based Cab-hailing startup Ola has raised Rs. 670 crore from Falcon Edge Capital and Ratan Tata’s RNT Capital Advisers (a ve...

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Post the Fresh Funding of $5 Billion, Didi Chuxing Will Become Second Most Valuable Startup in World

Chinmay BidkarApril 27, 2017

27 April 2017, India: China's top ride-hailing firm, Didi Chuxing is set to raise up to $6 billion with Softbank Group Corp leading the round. It'll incr...

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Oyo Rooms to Raise $250 million Funding from Softbank

Chinmay BidkarApril 24, 2017

24 April 2017, India: Gurgaon-based Hotel aggregator Oyo Rooms has been in talks to raise more funds since February 2017. As per the latest update, Oyo i...

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Kalaari Capital On Board for Snapdeal-Flipkart Deal

Chinmay BidkarApril 24, 2017

24 April 2017, India: Bangalore-based Kalaari Capital is on board to sell Snapdeal to Flipkart as per the report by ET. SoftBank Group, who has the largest...

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Online Grocer BigBasket And Grofers In Talks For a Merger

Chinmay BidkarApril 19, 2017

19 April 2017, India: India's online grocery delivery service BigBasket and Grofers India Pvt. Ltd. have begun talks on a possible merger as per the repo...

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SoftBank might Invest $1.5 Billion in Alibaba-backed Paytm

Chinmay BidkarApril 19, 2017

19 April 2017, India: One of India's leading mobile wallet and e-commerce marketplace Paytm might raise 1.2-1.5 billion from SoftBank group in cash in a ...

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Flipkart-Snapdeal Merger and its Complications!

Chinmay BidkarApril 6, 2017

06 April 2017, India: Flipkart is reportedly acquiring Jasper Tech-owned Snapdeal in one the biggest deal in the history of e-commerce marketplaces in In...

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