SoftBank Group Corp.

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

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GM Buys Out SoftBank to Get 80% of Self-Driving Startup Cruise
GM Buys Out SoftBank to Get 80% of Self-Driving Startup Cruise
March 20, 2022  |  Acquisitions

General Motors has bought out SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s stake in Cruise, a self-driving startup, for $2.1 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (March 18). Get the...

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SoftBank Sells $1B in Shares of eCommerce Platform Coupang
SoftBank Sells $1B in Shares of eCommerce Platform Coupang
March 14, 2022  |  eCommerce

SoftBank’s Vision Fund has sold $1 billion with of shares in South Korean eCommerce company Coupang, Reuters reported Monday (March 14). Get the Full Story...

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SoftBank Backs Money Movement Service TabaPay
SoftBank Backs Money Movement Service TabaPay
March 01, 2022  |  Investments

Instant money movement platform TabaPay has received backing from the SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the world’s largest tech-centric investment fund. Get the Full Story Complete...

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SoftBank Invests in African Lending Analytics Startup Credrails
SoftBank Invests in African Lending Analytics Startup Credrails
February 21, 2022  |  Investments

Credrails, a startup working on aggregating financial data in Africa, is set to close its $2.5 million funding round this month with backing from SoftBank,...

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ElasticRun Set to Raise $300M in SoftBank-Led Round
ElasticRun Set to Raise $300M in SoftBank-Led Round
January 19, 2022  |  International

ElasticRun, a kirana commerce platform helping businesses connect with rural India, is expecting to raise $300 million in a funding round led by SoftBank, according...

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NVIDIA, Arm Tell UK Competition Watchdog Why It Should Approve Their Deal
NVIDIA, Arm Tell UK Competition Watchdog Why It Should Approve Their Deal
January 12, 2022  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Silicon Valley chip maker NVIDIA and United Kingdom chip designer Arm are fighting back as a U.K. competition regulator considers blocking NVIDIA’s proposed $40 billion...

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SoftBank Makes $146M Bet on AI Firm Qraft
SoftBank Makes $146M Bet on AI Firm Qraft
January 10, 2022  |  Investments

SoftBank is investing $146 million in the South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) company Qraft Technologies Inc. to help it expand into the U.S. Get the...

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Indian Payment Tech Platform Juspay Raises $60M to Invest in Product Development
Indian Payment Tech Platform Juspay Raises $60M to Invest in Product Development
December 15, 2021  |  Investments

India-based Juspay Technologies has raised $60 million in Series C funding in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the company announced Wednesday (Dec....

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Metaverse Platform Zepeto Value Tops $1B With $150M SoftBank Investment
Metaverse Platform Zepeto Value Tops $1B With $150M SoftBank Investment
November 30, 2021  |  Investments

Fueled by a $150 million investment from Japanese investment company SoftBank, the virtual world of Zepeto is now worth more than $1 billion, according to...

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