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    • OpenAI valued at $852 billion after completing $122 billion round

      Amazon.com Inc. agreed to invest $50 billion in the round, while Nvidia Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp. each put in $30 billion

    • SoftBank secures $40 billion loan to boost OpenAI investments

      The Japanese investment conglomerate, led by founder Masayoshi Son, continues to strengthen ties with OpenAI as global tech firms race to gain an edge in the increasingly competitive generative AI space

    • SoftBank bags $7.4 billion from India exits; portfolio value stands at $13.7 billion

      The Japanese investment major has made 24 investments in India through its Vision Funds, with eight portfolio companies listing on public markets and four full exits

    • SoftBank posts $1.6-billion Q3 profit, Vision Fund gains $2.4 billion on OpenAI valuation boost

      Over the nine months through December, SoftBank booked $19.8 billion in cumulative gains tied to OpenAI, reflecting the sharp rise in the company’s fair value

    • InMobi, India’s first unicorn, targets $500 mn plus IPO at $4bn to $5 bn IPO valuation; taps 8 i-banks

      A pre-IPO round will precede the listing and the firm’s reverse flip (redomiciling from Singapore to India) is in process, sources told Moneycontrol

    • Emergent raises $70 million from Khosla Ventures and SoftBank at $300-million valuation as AI funding stays hot

      Emergent will use the funds to launch new products, strengthen offerings to smartphone users, kickoff enterprise relationships (B2B sales), hire more employees and set up an office in Europe, Mukund Jha, co-founder and CEO, told Moneycontrol.

    • SoftBank to pay $4 billion for data center firm DigitalBridge

      DigitalBridge is one of the biggest investment firms focused on digital infrastructure, with about $108 billion of assets under management at the end of September

    • SoftBank is back! Sumer Juneja signals India investments in 2026, says ‘we don’t want to be out of the game’

      In an interview with Moneycontrol, SoftBank's Sumer Juneja said the Japanese investment giant is confident of deploying capital in India, even through smaller, sharper bets.

    • MC Interview: 'We’re competing with IPOs now': SoftBank’s Sumer Juneja says startup listings are rewriting India’s funding game

      In an interview with Moneycontrol, Juneja said while competing with public markets may not be ideal for big funds, the rush of liquidity is phenomenal for the Indian startup ecosystem.

    • Khosla Ventures, SoftBank in talks to invest in Emergent’s $60-million round

      The round, which will be Emergent’s largest, will also mark SoftBank’s return to the Indian startup ecosystem. SoftBank has remained on the sidelines and largely done only follow-on rounds

    • SoftBank cuts InMobi stake in $250 million buyback deal

      InMobi will repurchase the shares to reduce SoftBank’s holding to less than 10% from more than 30%

    • InMobi’s Naveen Tewari, other founders, to hike stake to over 50%, as SoftBank sells shares worth $250 million

      SoftBank had written off this investment in around 2016 but it has now made $250 million on a bet it took 14 years ago. So, any proceeds would be positive for SoftBank, a source told Moneycontrol.

    • SoftBank’s 40% slide from peak shows worry over giant OpenAI bet

      The Japanese tech investor sits at the forefront of a global AI selloff amid worries about new pressure on OpenAI following Alphabet Inc.’s Gemini 3.0 debut

    • SoftBank completes acquisition of chipmaker Ampere Computing

      The Japanese company said in a statement Wednesday that the impact of the deal on its finances and earnings is under review

    • SoftBank Group shares tumble on OpenAI competition worries

      The stock sank as much 11% on Tuesday, following a 10.9% dive in the previous session before Japan’s long weekend

    • Blackstone, SoftBank said in talks for stakes in India cloud startup Neysa

      A SoftBank deal would mark the Japanese conglomerate’s first new investment in India in more than three years.

    • SoftBank shares slide as Nvidia stake sale highlights AI funding needs

      The share drop also comes amid investor concerns about the risk that rapidly rising tech valuations are overextended, even as SoftBank moves to deepen its exposure to the AI sector

    • US stock rally falters as Nvidia sinks on stake sale

      Following its best session since May, the cohort of big tech weighed on equities

    • SoftBank approves remaining $22.5 billion of OpenAI investment: Report

      The Japanese investment group's board has approved the installment as long as the AI startup completes a corporate restructuring that would pave the way for an eventual public offering

    • SoftBank in talks for $5 billion margin loan backed by Arm stock

      SoftBank is close to signing a deal with a handful of lenders for a margin loan secured by shares of its chip unit Arm Holdings

    • SoftBank's Masayoshi bets on Swiss major ABB's robotics unit in $5.4 billion deal, India arm to assess impact

      Swiss engineering group ABB had announced that it is divesting the robotics business at an enterprise value of $5.375 billion, which it said will create value for shareholders and reflects long-term strengths of the robotics business.

    • SoftBank, OpenAI Japan AI joint venture is delayed: Report

      The joint venture was supposed to be set up this summer but preparations are taking longer than anticipated, with an update on progress expected in November, says report

    • SoftBank to invest $2 billion in Intel as part of US push

      Intel shares jumped about 5% in late trading after the announcement. They had closed at $23.66 in New York after a year-to-date gain of 18%.

    • Lenskart IPO: SoftBank, Kedaara and others sell shares at steep discounted valuation of $1 billion to founder Peyush Bansal

      Moneycontrol was first to report on July 9 about Bansal’s plans to borrow around Rs 200 crore and fund this share purchase at a valuation of $1 billion, 90% lower than the $10 billion price tag it is aiming for during its IPO later this year

    • Lenskart IPO: Issue size, investor exits, expansion plans, risks and more

      The company clocked a robust 33% Revenue CAGR over last 2 years, reaching Rs 6,524 Cr in FY25 with 60% contribution from India and the remaining from international markets. Lenskart has a high gross margin of 69% with around 500 bps expansion over last two years, the DRHP showed.

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