SoftBank Group Corp.

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

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Ele.me, Koubei Merge; Get $3B From Alibaba, SoftBank
Ele.me, Koubei Merge; Get $3B From Alibaba, SoftBank
August 24, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Alibaba and SoftBank have invested $3 billion into Ele.me, the food delivery company that is owned by Alibaba. According to a report in CNBC, Ele.me...

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SoftBank Invests In Rental Car Co
SoftBank Invests In Rental Car Co
August 22, 2018  |  Investments

Carsharing platform Getaround has announced that it raised $300 million in a Series D funding round led by SoftBank. Toyota Motor Corporation and inside investors also...

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Hotel, Banking Customers Embrace SoftBank’s Humanoid Robot, Pepper
Hotel, Banking Customers Embrace SoftBank’s Humanoid Robot, Pepper
July 30, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Imagine you were traveling on business and you just arrived into town and had an emergency. Your luggage was sent to the wrong city or...

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SoftBank, Paytm To Launch Digital Payment Service In Japan
SoftBank, Paytm To Launch Digital Payment Service In Japan
July 23, 2018  |  Digital Payments

SoftBank of Japan is gearing up to announce the launch of a mobile digital payment service in the country by the end of this year....

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DoorDash To Add 600 Cities In 2018 Via SoftBank Investment
DoorDash To Add 600 Cities In 2018 Via SoftBank Investment
July 19, 2018  |  Investments

Earlier this year, DoorDash received a $535 million investment from SoftBank, Sequoia Capital and Singapore-based sovereign wealth fund GIC, bringing the food delivery company a $1.4...

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Self-Driving Minibuses Coming To Japan In Early 2019
Self-Driving Minibuses Coming To Japan In Early 2019
July 05, 2018  |  International

A self-driving minibus service is coming to Japan in the early part of 2019 thanks to a partnership between Baidu and Softbank unit SB Drive...

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$15B Chinese Fund To Invest In Tech Firms, Compete With SoftBank
$15B Chinese Fund To Invest In Tech Firms, Compete With SoftBank
July 02, 2018  |  Investments

China Merchants Group has partnered with London-based firm Centricus to launch a $15 billion technology investment fund to compete with the Vision Fund created by...

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Pepper The Robot Coming To HSBC’s Main NYC Branch
Pepper The Robot Coming To HSBC’s Main NYC Branch
June 27, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Pepper, a robot developed by SoftBank and robotics firm Aldebaran, is entering the retail banking market with the robot’s debut at HSBC’s main bank branch...

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SoftBank To List Wireless Carrier On TSE As Soon As July
SoftBank To List Wireless Carrier On TSE As Soon As July
June 25, 2018  |  International

SoftBank, the Japanese company, is gearing up to list its wireless carrier unit on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as soon as July. Get the Full...

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