Mumbai: Budget hotel aggregator Oyo Rooms is in talks with Japan’s SoftBank -an existing investor -for a $500million round of financing, which is expected to catapult it into the so-called unicorn club, comprising tech startups that are valued at $1 billion or more, according to three peopl…
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Softbank’s Masayoshi Son says will surpass $10 bn investment commitment for India
New Delhi: Having made multi-million dollar bets on Indian startups like Snapdeal and Ola, SoftBank today exuded confidence in “surpassing” its stated USD 10 billion investment commitment in India as it looks for newer opportunities in the country. SoftBank Chairman and CEO Masayoshi …
SoftBank & its uneasy ties with India’s start-ups
Those listening in on SoftBank Group Corp.’s second-quarter earnings briefing would have picked up an interesting anecdote in the question and answer session with founder and CEO Masayoshi Son. Back when Uber was still quite small, Son passed up a chance to invest in the San Francisco-based cab-h…
Modi to unveil Action Plan for Start-up India on Jan 16
The government will kick-start the “Start-Up India, Stand-Up India” initiative with Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiling the Start-up Action Plan on January 16. This will be a government’s New Year gift to “young people” who want to set up new businesses or innovative projects, highlighting th…
Indian start-ups raised $5.5 billion (Rs 36,000 crore) during 2015 |VCCEdge
Indian start-ups raised $5.5 billion (Rs 36,000 crore) from Venture Capital (VC) firms and angel investors in 1,096 deals during 2015, as they looked to participate in the country’s economic growth story, according to VCCEdge, the research arm of online publisher VCCircle that tracks start-up fun…