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https://www.europesays.com/people/27380/ One of Japan’s richest man is ‘racing’ to fulfill billions of dollar funding ‘promise’ to Sam Altman after selling stake worth billions in these American companies #ChatGPT #MasayoshiSon #NvidiaStakeSale #OpenAIStargateVenture #SoftBankFundingOpenAI #SoftBankVisionFund

https://www.europesays.com/people/25383/ SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son ready to pass baton, bets big on AI revolution | World News #FirstCry #MasayoshiSon #SoftBank #SoftBankAIInvestment #SoftBankAIRevolution #SoftBankASI #SoftBankCeo #SoftBankFounder #SoftBankIndiaStartups #SoftBankInvestmentsNews #SoftBankLatest #SoftBankLeadershipChange #SoftBankNewLeadershipNews #SoftBankNews #SoftBankOlaElectric #SoftBankPaytm #SoftBankSwiggy #SoftBankVisionFund

https://www.europesays.com/people/16758/ SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Says Successor Is Likely From Within Group, But Won’t Name One Yet: ‘I Still Have Passion’ #ASI #MasayoshiSon #SoftbankGroup #SoftBankVisionFund #Son’sSuccession #TechnologyInvestments #TelecomUnitHead

Indian AI startup Emergent raises $70 million in round led by SoftBank, Khosla Ventures

By Haripriya Suresh BENGALURU, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Indian software application creator startup Emergent has raised $70 million…
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Indian AI startup Emergent raises $70 million in round led by SoftBank, Khosla Ventures

By Haripriya Suresh BENGALURU, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Indian software application creator startup Emergent has raised $70 million…
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Baillie Gifford, a major shareholder in Coupang Inc, says it has no plans to reduce its stake despite the recent data breach, citing confidence in Coupang’s core value of fast, low-cost delivery.
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Baillie Gifford, a major shareholder in Coupang Inc, says it has no plans to reduce its stake despite the recent data breach, citing confidence in Coupang’s core value of fast, low-cost delivery.
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Baillie Gifford, a major shareholder in Coupang Inc, says it has no plans to reduce its stake despite the recent data breach, citing confidence in Coupang’s core value of fast, low-cost delivery.
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Baillie Gifford, a major shareholder in Coupang Inc, says it has no plans to reduce its stake despite the recent data breach, citing confidence in Coupang’s core value of fast, low-cost delivery.
#YonhapInfomax #BaillieGifford #CoupangInc #DataBreach #Shareholding #SoftBankVisionFund #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Reuters: SoftBank Vision Fund to lay off 20% of employees in shift to bold AI bets, source and memo say. “While the fund will continue to make new bets, remaining staff will dedicate more resources to [Masayoshi] Son’s ambitious AI initiatives, such as the proposed $500 billion Stargate project – an initiative to build a vast network of U.S. data centers in partnership with OpenAI, the source […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/21/reuters-softbank-vision-fund-to-lay-off-20-of-employees-in-shift-to-bold-ai-bets-source-and-memo-say/

Reuters: SoftBank Vision Fund to lay off 20% of employees in shift to bold AI bets, source and memo say. “While the fund will continue to make new bets, remaining staff will dedicate more resources to [Masayoshi] Son’s ambitious AI initiatives, such as the proposed $500 billion Stargate project – an initiative to build a vast network of U.S. data centers in partnership with OpenAI, the source […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/21/reuters-softbank-vision-fund-to-lay-off-20-of-employees-in-shift-to-bold-ai-bets-source-and-memo-say/

Reuters: SoftBank Vision Fund to lay off 20% of employees in shift to bold AI bets, source and memo say. “While the fund will continue to make new bets, remaining staff will dedicate more resources to [Masayoshi] Son’s ambitious AI initiatives, such as the proposed $500 billion Stargate project – an initiative to build a vast network of U.S. data centers in partnership with OpenAI, the source […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/21/reuters-softbank-vision-fund-to-lay-off-20-of-employees-in-shift-to-bold-ai-bets-source-and-memo-say/

Reuters: SoftBank Vision Fund to lay off 20% of employees in shift to bold AI bets, source and memo say. “While the fund will continue to make new bets, remaining staff will dedicate more resources to [Masayoshi] Son’s ambitious AI initiatives, such as the proposed $500 billion Stargate project – an initiative to build a vast network of U.S. data centers in partnership with OpenAI, the source […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/21/reuters-softbank-vision-fund-to-lay-off-20-of-employees-in-shift-to-bold-ai-bets-source-and-memo-say/

Reuters: SoftBank Vision Fund to lay off 20% of employees in shift to bold AI bets, source and memo say. “While the fund will continue to make new bets, remaining staff will dedicate more resources to [Masayoshi] Son’s ambitious AI initiatives, such as the proposed $500 billion Stargate project – an initiative to build a vast network of U.S. data centers in partnership with OpenAI, the source […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/21/reuters-softbank-vision-fund-to-lay-off-20-of-employees-in-shift-to-bold-ai-bets-source-and-memo-say/

Turkey’s first decacorn: Trendyol raises $1.5B at a $16.5B valuation - Trendyol, an e-commerce platform based in Turkey, has raised $1.5 billion in a mas... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/-VYk3s9qn2Q/ #qatarinvestmentauthority #softbankvisionfund #demetsuzanmutlu #generalatlantic #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #fooddelivery #e-commerce #ecommerce #startups #softbank #trendyol #funding #alibaba #europe #turkey #apps

Human Interest raises $200M at a $1B valuation, plans for an IPO - Less than six months after raising $55 million in a Series C round of funding, SMB... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/51V889Vta1Q/ #softbankvisionfund #wingventurecapital #crosslinkcapital #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #humaninterest #uncorkcapital #glynncapital #sanfrancisco #susaventures #startups #softbank #finance #funding

WebOps platform Pantheon raises $100M from SoftBank Vision Fund - WebOps SaaS platform Pantheon, which started out as a Drupal and WordPress hosting... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/L-xa8-fhdv8/ #serverlesscomputing #softbankvisionfund #softwareasaservice #as-a-service #club-penguin #salesforce #technology #computing #redislabs #wordpress #pantheon #software #partner #drupal #stripe #twilio #wework #bank #saas #zack #tc

Forto raises $240M in funding round led by Softbank, taking its valuation to $1.2Bn - Freight technology startup, Forto, which we most recently covered when it raised $... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/9gfbSXJuQz0/ #softbankvisionfund #telecommunications #cherryventures #softbankgroup #citiventures #companies #northzone #softbank #vodafone #europe #china #tc

Indian logistics giant Delhivery raises $277 million ahead of IPO - Delhivery, India’s largest independent e-commerce logistics startup, has raised $2... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/8Obnmt4R4Rg/ #tigerglobalmanagement #softbankvisionfund #bailliegifford #timesinternet #tigerglobal #logistics #delhivery #fidelity #softbank #funding #chimera #rivigo #india #asia #gic

Volvo to supply Chinese ride hailing giant Didi with autonomous driving cars - As the autonomous driving race in China heats up, Didi is rushing to expand its ca... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/pyc34mGPq8c/ #artificialintelligence #softbankvisionfund #self-drivingcars #transportation #automotive #automation #idgcapital #volvocars #robotaxi #robotics #softbank #accord #autox #china #volvo #xpeng #asia #didi #uber

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Trading platform eToro to go public via SPAC merger in $10B deal - Multi-asset investing and trading platform and Robinhood competitor eToro announced Tuesday it will ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/esW99-ByfzE/ #cryptocurrencyexchange #wellingtonmanagement #financialtechnology #softbankvisionfund #financialservices #cryptocurrency #thirdpointllc #unitedkingdom #unitedstates #betsycohen #australia #robinhood #gamestop #inggroup #softbank #finance #fintech #broker #etoro

Early DoorDash investor dismisses froth talk, says company could grow 10x from here - The stunning debut of the food delivery company DoorDash on the public market this week has plenty o... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/1hvNv3tdVFk/ #softbankvisionfund #on-demanddelivery #fundings&exits #venturecapital #sequoiacapital #ghostkitchens #realestate #ecommerce #doordash #saargur #amazon #food #crv #ipo #tc

Caroline Brochado and Sophia Bendz on the boom in Europe’s early- and growth-stage startups - As part of Disrupt 2020 we wanted to look at the contrasting positions of both early and later-stage... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/KE4XEqpEjko/ #softbankvisionfund #venturecapitalists #carolinabrochado #cherryventures #startupcompany #angelinvestor #unitedstates #eqtventures #hingehealth #sophiabendz #vcpartners #o.school #atomico #economy #ontruck #partner #spotify #europe

WeWork’s chairman says it expects to have positive cash flow in 2021 - After aggressive cost-cutting measures, including mass layoffs and selling several of its businesses... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Wy-YXX_K3P8/ #softbankvisionfund #softbankgroup #realestate #wework #tc

Chinese online learning app Zuoyebang raises $750M - Zuoyebang, a Beijing-headquartered startup that runs an online learning app, said on Monday it has ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/NNH7HLcSTpw/ #qatarinvestmentauthority #sequoiacapitalchina #softbankvisionfund #tigerglobal #visionfund #education #zuoyebang #softbank #funding #baidu #apps #asia

SoftBank confirms it may sell some of its T-Mobile stake - SoftBank Group confirmed today it is considering selling its T-Mobile U.S. shares.
Bloomberg reporte... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/zOg1PqZmeQg/ #softbankvisionfund #softbankgroup #t-mobile #tc

Cruise lays off 8% of workforce amid COVID-19, puts resources towards engineering - Cruise, the self-driving car subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, aut... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/qyTmE4gTtao/ #softbankvisionfund #transportation #t.roweprice #automotive #california #employment #techcrunch #danammann #contents #softbank #cruise #layoff #honda #labor #lidar #bank #memo

Cruise hires PG&E board chairman Jeff Bleich as chief legal officer - Cruise, the subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, automaker Honda and T... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/GLgHlWqL6Rw/ #softbankvisionfund #transportation #unitedstates #t.roweprice #automotive #barakobama #california #losangeles #australia #president #lawfirms #softbank #honda #tc #gm

View, the dynamic glass company that raised $1.1 billion from SoftBank in 2018, is laying people off - View, a 13-year-old, Milpitas, Calif.-based company that makes dynamic glass designed to reduce heat... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/qmjqH5c3aJ8/ #madronecapitalpartners #commercialrealestate #softbankvisionfund #energymanagement #corning #view #tc

SoftBank expects $24 billion in losses from Vision Fund, WeWork, and OneWeb investments - The Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group said it would lose a staggering $24 billion on i... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/qLg6tU8Klbg/ #realestateinvestment #softbankvisionfund #telecommunications #fundings&exits #semiconductor #softbankgroup #alibabagroup #fooddelivery #masayoshison #visionfund #companies #doordash #opendoor #vodafone #alibaba #compass #oneweb #oyo

SoftBank’s debt outlook turns negative - Japanese telecom conglomerate SoftBank Group has faced a litany of bad news in recent weeks, includ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ci2bTOVtaiA/ #softbankvisionfund #softbankgroup #finance

Investors in LatAm get bitten by the hotel investment bug as Ayenda raises $8.7 million - Some of Latin America’s leading venture capital investors are now backing hotel chains.
In fact, ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/YM43uNA1P38/ #softbankvisionfund #managingpartner #thenewyorktimes #kaszekventures #softbankgroup #goldmansachs #latinamerica #northamerica #sequoiachina #companies #colombia #oyorooms #tencent #wework #india #peru #oyo #tc

Startups Weekly: Oyo’s toxicity + A farewell - Welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy startups... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/oHP2dOjRMCg/ #softbankvisionfund #thenewyorktimes #venturecapital #startupcompany #startupsweekly #siliconvalley #joshconstine #verizonmedia #alexwilhelm #techcrunch #microsoft #startups #articles #flipkart #reporter #softbank #websites #economy #seattle #amazon #brazil #editor #india

SoftBank Vision Fund invests $275M in India’s Lenskart - Lenskart, an omni-channel retailer in India that sells eyewear products, said on Friday that it has ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/R9ngehIYh_Y/ #softbankvisionfund #softbankgroup #ecommerce #softbank #funding #asia

SoftBank Vision Fund’s Carolina Brochado is coming to Disrupt Berlin - SoftBank’s Vision Fund has single-handedly changed the game when it comes to tech startup investmen... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/sik7JbOmLzI/ #softbankvisionfund #disruptberlin2019 #carolinabrochado #venturecapital #disruptberlin #visionfund #startups #softbank #disrupt #europe

WeWork confirms an up to $8 billion lifeline from SoftBank Group; names new executive chairman - Confirming earlier reports, The We Company and SoftBank Group agreed to a new capital infusion which... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/LluWdw4rWQk/ #chiefoperatingofficer #softbankvisionfund #softbankgroup #masayoshison #adamneumann #companies #vodafone #wework #japan #tc

Energy Vault raises $110 million from SoftBank Vision Fund as energy storage grabs headlines - Imagine a moving tower made of huge cement bricks weighing 35 metric tons. The movement of these mas... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/LWqdHQ06CaE/ #softbankvisionfund #sustainableenergy #renewableenergy #recentfunding #energystorage #unitedstates #energyvault #california #naturalgas #solarpower #fuelcells #startups #softbank #idealab #energy #italy #japan #tesla #utah #tc

SoftBank Vision Fund partner David Thevenon is coming to Disrupt Berlin - SoftBank Vision Fund has single-handedly changed the game when it comes to tech startup investment.... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/H7lnhD5QlS4/ #softbankvisionfund #fundings&exits #venturecapital #davidthevenon #startups #softbank #europe

Sony announces a new $185M fund to invest in tech startups - Sony is doubling down on the world of startup investment. The Japanese tech giant announced a new fu... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/HEgDiBEgTxo/ #softbankvisionfund #fundings&exits #venturecapital #softbankgroup #companies #softbank #finance #funding #mitsui #daiwa #asia #sony

Grab raises more money — again - Southeast Asia’s highest-capitalized startup is sitting on even more money from investors today afte... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/U4dbake7_GQ/ #softbankvisionfund #fundings&exits #softbankgroup #southeastasia #warburgpincus #antfinancial #booking.com #philippines #carsharing #companies #indonesia #microsoft #singapore #transport #softbank #thailand #funding #invesco #seriesa #seriesh #tencent #vietnam #go-jek #google #paypal

Report: SoftBank-backed Brandless gets a new CEO amid turmoil at the company - Brandless, a direct-to-consumer purveyor of food, beauty, and personal care products, says that ever... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/jdaMfMhDns8/ #newenterpriseassociates #softbankvisionfund #tinasharkey #e-commerce #idoleffler #ecommerce #brandless #gv

Equity transcribed: What happens to late-stage VC if the Vision Fund goes away? - Welcome back to the transcribed edition of the wildly popular TechCrunch podcast, Equity. This week ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/0Dnx8mNt7nQ/ #softbankvisionfund #equitypodcast #tribecapital #visionfund #tc

The savage genius of SoftBank funding competitors - Venture capitalists aren’t supposed to make their portfolio companies battle to the death. There’s a... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/sJ_jG6iG9-c/ #collaborativeconsumption #artificialintelligence #softbankvisionfund #fundings&exits #venturecapital #softbankgroup #didichuxing #ridehailing #automotive #ecommerce #logistics #startups #funding #opinion #food #grab #uber #m&a #ola #tc

DoorDash, now valued at $12.6B, shoots for the moon - More than five years ago, Sequoia partner Alfred Lin called Tony Xu, the founder of a small on-dem... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/sYCFevss6w0/ #thewallstreetjournal #wall-street-journal #softbankvisionfund #coatuemanagement #khoslaventures #kleinerperkins #sequoiacapital #mosconecenter #getty-images #sanfrancisco #unitedstates #ycombinator #california #visionfund #alfredlin #companies #dstglobal #instacart #food

Immigrant founders, smartphone growth, SEO tactics, SoftBank’s financials, and AR tech - How an immigration crackdown is hurting UK startups
Our European correspondent Natasha Lomas spent t... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/lHsQ6v9FuLE/ #softbankvisionfund #softbankgroup #luckincoffee #eliotpeper #ericyuan #samsung #amazon #metail #apple #zoom #tc

At this point, SoftBank Group is really just its Vision Fund - Last week, SoftBank Group Corp. — Masayoshi Son’s holding company for his rapidly expanding collect... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/GAOmEpFmd8s/ #softbankvisionfund #venturecapital #softbankgroup #armholdings #yahoojapan #tariffs #mobile #sprint #media #asia

Online grocery startup Grofers lands $200M led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund - Hot on the heels of Indian delivery startup BigBasket raising $150 million — at a unicorn valuation,... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/mWAJmNpHbAY/ #softbankvisionfund #sequoiacapital #softbankgroup #alibabagroup #amazonindia #tigerglobal #logistics #startups #cdcgroup #flipkart #softbank #funding #alibaba #grofers #walmart #dunzo #india #asia #food #tc

Media VC theses, SEO keywords, cosmology, and brand design - Where top VCs are investing in Media, Entertainment & Gaming
Our media columnist Eric Peckham (w... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/J7wwajpgcTI/ #chandaprescod-weinstein #theextracrunchdaily #softbankvisionfund #christiandorffer #coffeemeetsbagel #softbankgroup #foundersfund #erichippeau #matthartman #socialmedia #betaworks #companies #softbank #finance #uber #eva

The curious case of Slack’s missing $162 million - Slack has filed its S-1 registration statement with the SEC in preparation for its direct listing. ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/T61RS-7onOU/ #softbankvisionfund #venturecapital #accelpartners #socialcapital #finance #media #formd #slack #s-1