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What 2019 holds for venture capital deals in India

Here are three things to watch out for in the venture capital space in 2019

2 min read2 Jan 2019
Companies

Sumer Juneja set to push SoftBank’s Swiggy funding plan

As rumours are rife that SoftBank wants to back Swiggy over its rival Zomato, its India head Sumer Juneja's association with Swiggy will come in handy

2 min read26 Nov 2018
Companies

SoftBank may hire Norwest’s Sumer Juneja as India head

Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group may also recruit one more executive to help manage its operations in India

2 min read21 Nov 2018
Companies

SoftBank’s Kabir Misra’s fund to buy into Meesho, Acko

The $200-250 million RPS Investment Fund, set up by SoftBank Investment Advisers managing partner Kabir Misra, counts SoftBank Group as the anchor limited partner

1 min read6 Nov 2018
Industry

SoftBank to invest up to $100 billion in India’s solar power sector

SoftBank and the Indian government are expected to reach a formal agreement on the solar power deal, soon after final arrangements are made

1 min read15 Jun 2018
Companies

SoftBank’s second vision fund may boost Indian start-ups

The second SoftBank Vision Fund would continue to use the same strategy of writing larger cheques as it used to do from its first start-up investment fund

3 min read12 Jun 2018
Companies

SoftBank investments have kept Amazon at bay: Masayoshi Son

CEO Masayoshi Son says SoftBank's biggest bets in India, Flipkart and Paytm, are market leaders in their sectors by a wide margin

3 min read8 Nov 2017
Companies

Inside SoftBank’s India investment strategy

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has been writing bigger cheques than in the past to consolidate its hold over the Indian market. MintAsia examines the investor's India strategy

8 min read22 Sep 2017
Companies

SoftBank may finalize Snapdeal sale to Flipkart next week, in realignment of India strategy

Apart from Snapdeal sale to Flipkart, SoftBank is planning a $1 billion investment in Paytm and pushing for a Grofers-BigBasket merger

4 min read7 May 2017
Companies

SoftBank changes track in India as initial bets go sour

SoftBank is pushing for a Snapdeal sale to Flipkart, and Grofers merger with BigBasket in its attempts to revamp its India strategy

3 min read27 Apr 2017
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