SoftBank Group Corp.

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

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Softbank Debuts New Solution To Easily Program Pepper The Robot
Softbank Debuts New Solution To Easily Program Pepper The Robot
May 02, 2017  |  Innovation

Softbank has debuted Promoter, a browser-based solution that lets anyone customize Pepper the robot’s movements. According to TechCrunch, the Promoter application combines choosing between responses...

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Paytm Negotiating $1.2 — $1.5B Funding Round With SoftBank
Paytm Negotiating $1.2 — $1.5B Funding Round With SoftBank
April 19, 2017  |  International

Indian digital payments firm Paytm is reportedly in talks with Japan’s SoftBank in the hopes of securing $1.2 to $1.5 billion in cash. If the...

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Hyperwallet Partners Up With SoftBank for Asia-Pacific Region Expansion
Hyperwallet Partners Up With SoftBank for Asia-Pacific Region Expansion
April 12, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Small businesses and freelancers just got a boost in the Asia-Pacific region. Global payouts provider Hyperwallet just announced its partnership with Japan-based SoftBank Payment Service...

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IPOs Take Top Of Mind For Tech Unicorns
IPOs Take Top Of Mind For Tech Unicorns
April 07, 2017  |  IPO

IPOs may be back for tech and for unicorns. As of this writing on Friday (April 7), Okta looked poised to make gains out of...

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Softbank Walks Away From Investment In Smartphone Startup Due In Part To Apple
Softbank Walks Away From Investment In Smartphone Startup Due In Part To Apple
March 21, 2017  |  Apple

Softbank, the Japanese bank, has reportedly given up on a $100 million investment in a smartphone startup in part because of Softbank’s growing relationship with...

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SoftBank CEO Believes Robots Will Outsmart, Outnumber Humans In 30 Years
SoftBank CEO Believes Robots Will Outsmart, Outnumber Humans In 30 Years
February 28, 2017  |  Innovation

Masayoshi Son, chief executive of SoftBank Group Corp., believes that within 30 years, artificial intelligence will be smarter than the human brain. The Wall Street Journal reports that...

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SoFi Looks For $500M To Expand Lending Services
SoFi Looks For $500M To Expand Lending Services
February 17, 2017  |  Investments

Social Finance, or SoFi for short, is nearing an agreement to raise as much as $500 million in a new venture capital funding round, Bloomberg...

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SoftBank Buys Fortress Investment Group For $3.3B In Cash
SoftBank Buys Fortress Investment Group For $3.3B In Cash
February 16, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

SoftBank of Japan announced earlier this week that is acquiring Fortress Investment Group in an all-cash deal valued at around $3.3 billion. In a press release,...

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$100B SoftBank Fund Gearing Up For Launch
$100B SoftBank Fund Gearing Up For Launch
January 11, 2017  |  Investments

Just a few weeks after the election of Donald Trump to the United States presidency, Masayoshi Son, head of SoftBank of Japan, said his firm...

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