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Why SoftBank's Flipkart bet demands a look into its India strategy
Over the past two years, SoftBank Group Corp has not only emerged as an aggressive investor, globally, and in India, ......
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Ola hires former eKart exec Harish Abhichandani as CFO
Former eKart executive Harish Abhichandani has joined cab-hailing firm Ola as chief financial officer (CFO), his LinkedIn profile shows.Abhichandani replaces ......
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Uber in talks with SoftBank, Didi Chuxing and others for investment
Global taxi aggregator Uber Technologies Inc is in discussions with a group of investors, including Japan's SoftBank Group and Chinese ......
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Indian e-commerce set to open up a new war front
The events of the past few weeks could redefine e-commerce in India. While SoftBank led a record $4 billion round ......
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Five things Flipkart must do to make most of SoftBank's dollars
Six months, it appears, is a long time in the life of a consumer internet startup, enough for it to ......
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Should Ola lose sleep over SoftBank's plans to back Uber?
After denying it earlier, Japanese Internet conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. confirmed its intent to invest in Uber Technologies, Inc., the ......
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Accel Partners may sell part of Flipkart stake to SoftBank
Flipkart's earliest backer Accel Partners, along with key investor Tiger Global, may partially offload its holdings to Japan's SoftBank Group ......
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Can SoftBank's backing help Flipkart defeat Amazon?
Online retailer Flipkart has raised as much as $2.4 billion from Japanese telecom and Internet conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. This ......
Finance
SoftBank first-quarter profit surges 50% after inclusion of Vision Fund
Japan's SoftBank Group Corp on Monday reported a 50.1 percent rise in first-quarter operating profit, after the company included Vision ......
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Ola to get $36 mn top-up from existing investors
Homegrown cab-hailing firm Ola, operated by ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd, is raising an additional Rs 232 crore ($36 million) from ......
