Softbank
General
Grapevine: Meesho may upsize funding round; Dorf Ketal plans IPO
Several VC firms are showing interest in Meesho's latest funding round, which is now expected to raise $500-$650 million (Rs 4,175-5,428 crore), ......
General
Grapevine: Lenskart, Purplle eye fresh funds; Blackstone changes tack for PGP Glass sale
are engaged in early discussions for fresh funding, indicating a resurgence in big-ticket deals exceeding $100 million, a media report said. Lenskart ......
General
Grapevine: Meesho set to snap up $300 mn; Carlyle weighs options for Hexaware
E-commerce platform Meesho is set to secure a $300-million (Rs 2,500 crore) investment from Tiger Global, SoftBank and others, a ......
TMT
Investors jittery as some Indian startups' fall from grace dwindles faith
India's economy and stock markets are booming, but its startups are not. Investors, once eager to pump in billions of dollars ......
TMT
China's Antfin pulls out over $340 mn more from Zomato
China's Antfin, part of Jack Ma-founded Ant Group and an affiliate of Alibaba Group, has trimmed its stake in Zomato ......
TMT
SoftBank's biggest India bet turning out to be its worst nightmare
Japanese tech investment goliath SoftBank, known for its big-ticket private equity investments in Indian internet companies and who was on ......
Consumer
SoftBank-backed Eruditus may shift domicile to India for IPO
SoftBank-backed Indian educational technology firm Eruditus is planning to shift its domicile from Singapore to India for a stock market ......
Finance
SoftBank reports first profit in five quarters propelled by turnaround in portfolio yield
Japan's SoftBank Group returned to profit for the first time in five quarters on Thursday, as the Japanese tech investment ......
Finance
SoftBank likely to score profit this quarter after five straight bouts of losses
Japan's SoftBank Group is expected to post a net profit for the first time in five quarters when the tech ......
TMT
PremjiInvest sets course for nearly $200 mn exit with a multi-bagger
PremjiInvest, the family office of Wipro’s Azim Premji, has pressed the sell button on one of its most profitable bets, ......
