Here are three things to watch out for in the venture capital space in 2019
2 min read2 Jan 2019As 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 2018Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group may also recruit one more executive to help manage its operations in India
2 min read21 Nov 2018The $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 2018SoftBank 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 2018The 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 2018CEO 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 2017SoftBank 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 2017Apart 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 2017SoftBank 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 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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