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SoftBank-backed Juspay joins unicorn club as WestBridge bets $50 mn
Payments technology company Juspay has entered the unicorn club of startups with homegrown private equity firm ......
Manufacturing
Tiger Global-backed OfBusiness in talks to buy apparel maker, may pursue more M&As
SoftBank- and Tiger Global-backed B2B raw materials procurement platform OfBusiness is eyeing an acquisition in the ......
Consumer
SoftBank generates modest return from over $100 mn India portfolio harvest
Japanese technology investment giant SoftBank, which has made a bunch of private equity-style investments in internet-......
TMT
SoftBank-backed Cars24 buys CarInfo to expand presence across car ownership lifecycle
Online used-car marketplace Cars24 has acquired CarInfo, a vehicle information and management platform, as it looks ......
Consumer
SoftBank-backed Oyo Hotels' parent makes confidential IPO filing
Oyo Hotels-parent Prism has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in India, three people familiar with the......
Finance
Flashback 2025: How the IPO boom helped PE, VC investors mint money again
India’s primary market remained buoyant in 2025, paving the way for private equity and venture capital investors to ......
General
Grapevine: KKR, Avendus, Swiggy, Temasek, GIC, Nomura, SoftBank, others in news
Global PE major KKR has acquired a stake in financial services provider Avendus Capital. In fund-raising, Swiggy’......
Consumer
Softbank, Peak XV-backed Meesho makes strong debut, notches $8.6 bn valuation
India's Meesho soared 54% in its market debut on Wednesday, notching a valuation of 769.7 billion rupees ($8.56 ......
General
Grapevine: Macquarie, SoftBank, InMobi, Manipal Hospitals in news
Macquarie Asset Management is set to buy a significant minority stake in Maple Infrastructure Trust while advertising ......
TMT
Meesho leans on AI, new business lines to drive growth
SoftBank-backed e-commerce firm Meesho is doubling down on artificial intelligence and new business lines to expand its ......