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Startup Corner | India’s online grocery may be a low-hanging fruit for Uber’s Cornershop. If it can burn cash

From cab aggregation to food delivery, Uber has always seen fast growth in India. Online grocery may be no different if it manages to find the right operating model.

Softbank could take control of WeWork: Report

The deal would further sideline co-founder Adam Neumann, who resigned as chief executive last month but still wields influence over the company because his shares carry higher voting power.

SoftBank looks to acquire up to 3.28% stake in Delhivery

In February, CCI had approved SVFD's subscription to compulsorily convertible preference shares amounting to 22.44 per cent of the total shareholding of Delhivery, the document accessed by business intelligence platform paper.vc showed.

WeWork Debacle | A wake up call for not just Softbank, but Indian startup founders and their investors too

A look at Masayoshi Son’s investments in Indian startups like Oyo and Ola would show Softbank’s inclination to invest at inflated valuations. It is time startup founders and their financial backers stop bluffing

SoftBank bet billions on disruptive companies. Many have not paid off.

For example, SoftBank and the Vision Fund now face the prospect of harsh write-downs on some of their investments. WeWork and its advisers considered selling shares in its public offering at a valuation as low as $15 billion, well below the $47 billion valuation at which SoftBank last invested in the company in January.

Startup corner | Oyo new Softbank darling after WeWork setback. Should it be cautious?

Softbank-invested WeWork’s IPO hit a bump due to valuations that seemed too high. A share buy-back by founder helped Oyo’s valuation jump three-fold within a year.

Startup corner | Paytm needs to sharpen its focus to make its IPO dream come true

Mounting losses and expansion into several business areas could derail India’s first profit-making payments bank. For mobile wallet Paytm, banking could be its best pathway to an IPO

SoftBank urges WeWork to shelve IPO over valuation concerns

Putting The We Company's offering on hold would disrupt that schedule at a time when SoftBank is seeking funds from investors for a second Vision Fund.

Shared Mobility | Can Meru help M&M build its service vertical strong enough?

M&M started tapping the services space earlier this year, probably because it realized selling cars may not be enough to sustain growth. The Meru deal is a big leap in that front.

Pension funds, not VCs, are boosting late-stage startups in India with big money

Pension and sovereign wealth funds are loaded with money, risk appetite and a willingness to wait for long. While SoftBank is still dominant, the late-stage funding market no longer seems to be its domain.

Oyo acquires Copenhagen-based data science company Danamica

Earlier this August the company had committed to invest €300 million in the vacation homes business in Europe, with a special focus on strengthening technology.

Alibaba hits pause on fresh India investments

SoftBank's innovative IPO approach: Investors can invest for less than $10

This would be the first time that investors participate via investments rather than a specified share

SoftBank shows interest in Snapdeal, might lead $100 million round

The other investors who are interested in the round are a clutch of smaller Chinese and American investors

Exclusive: Oyo wakes up to smell coffee, and more

The hotel start-up has launched a coffee chain, French Press. Delhi and Bengaluru have got a café each, more on the way.

Here's how Ola Electric raised $250mn from SoftBank, Tiger Global on its own terms

Soon after resisting SoftBank and Tiger, Ola got the two to invest in Ola Electric on its terms

SoftBank Group's $108 billion Vision Fund 2 draws in Microsoft, Apple

SoftBank said it was still talking to potential investors and that it expected the fund's anticipated capital to grow.

TVS Group looks to sell 20% stake in logistics arm for up to Rs 400 cr

In other news, SoftBank Vision Fund, the late stage fund led by Japan’s Masayoshi Son and one of the biggest investors in Indian tech-enabled startups, said it is not in a hurry to list the companies it has invested in the country and would wait for the right opportunity

SoftBank signals relaxed ties with Ola Chief Bhavish Aggarwal: Report

SoftBank Vision Fund’s $250 million worth injection into Ola Electric Mobility signalled relaxed ties.

SoftBank says in no hurry to exit firms in India portfolio

SoftBank, led by Masayoshi Son, recently said it plans to invest $2-4 billion in India.

US clears SoftBank's $2.25 billion investment in General Motors-backed Cruise

SoftBank lost its claim to two seats on the board of Uber Inc when the ride-hailing giant floated in the stock market in May.

Ola’s Mission: Electric – Softbank’s $250 million is only the beginning of a wave

Shared mobility is in for a renaissance – this time, electric is the catchword. Softbank’s latest funds infusion bears testimony to that

SoftBank pumps in $250 million in Ola Electric Mobility

SoftBank is also the single largest investor in Ola.

OYO’s ‘unfriendly business policies’ draw resistance from partner hotels: Report

Partner hoteliers have complained that OYO charges a lot form them and also have issues with the pricing.

Most SoftBank Vision Fund investors want to join second fund, says CEO Masayoshi Son

With the first Vision Fund having spent much of its capital in its two years of life, Son in May said a second fund would launch "soon" even if SoftBank was initially the only investor.