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Japan's SoftBank invests $1 billion in delivery app Rappi
Wed, May 01, 2019
Japan`s SoftBank will invest $1 billion in Colombian delivery app Rappi, marking the first move by its newly created Innovation Fund for Latin America, according to a statement on Tuesday, confirming earlier media reports.
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Inside SoftBank's push to rule the road: What is Masayoshi Son's plan?
Fri, Apr 12, 2019
Uber`s planned initial public stock offering in May is expected to value the company at $90 billion to $100 billion, representing a potential windfall to SoftBank, which put $8 billion into Uber for a 15 percent stake in January 2018. The rising value of that investment will further supercharge Son’s growing clout in the sector, and eventually provide him with additional capital to invest in mobility.
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SoftBank-backed Grab seeks another $2 billion funding in expansion drive
Mon, Apr 08, 2019
The Singapore-headquartered firm, like its regional rival Go-Jek, has been raising billions of dollars to bring ride-hailing, food delivery, e-commerce and banking to a populous region with a growing number of consumers that use smartphones to commute, shop and make payments.
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Logistics firm Delhivery raises Rs 2,766.82 crore in funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund
Sun, Mar 24, 2019
"With these funds, Delhivery plans to rapidly scale up its reach from 15,000 to 20,000 pin codes by first quarter of financial year 2019-20, aggressively grow e-commerce market share investment, and expand its end-to-end supply chain platform to enterprise customers and SMEs (small and medium enterprises)," the company added.
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Paytm Mall sees 3X jump in transactions during festive season sale
Sat, Oct 13, 2018
"We have received an overwhelming response...With over 50 million visitors coming to the platform. Categories such as mobile phones, laptops, appliances, consumer electronics and groceries continue to be hugely popular among the buyers," Paytm Mall Vice President Srinivas Mothey told PTI.
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Start-ups in India get showered with funds, you won't believe from where
Tue, Sep 25, 2018
The Chinese are establishing a strong foothold in the India start-up story. Just last week, ride-sharing unicorn Ola received $50 million from Hong Kong-based Sailing Capital and China Eurasian Economic Co-operation Fund.
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