SoftBank Launches New $108 Billion "Vision Fund 2"
SoftBank Group Corp. announced today the planned establishment of “SoftBank Vision Fund 2”, a new private investment fund.
The Japanese conglomerate aims to raise a...
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SoftBank Unit Invests $125 Million in Google's Loon Balloons
An affiliate of SoftBank Corp. is investing $125 million in Loon, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet Inc.
The SoftBank unit and Loon will share...
Uber Receives $1 Billion Investment From Toyota, Denso And SoftBank
Uber’s autonomous vehicle unit has raised $1 billion from a consortium of investors including SoftBank Group Corp, giving the company a funding boost for its...
Toyota and Softbank to Test Ride-sharing Service
Japanese firms Toyota and Softbank plan to launch an on-demand ride-sharing service.
A trial run of the new service, called Monet Technologies, starts on...
Driverless Vehicle Startup Nuro Gets $940 Million SoftBank Investment
Autonomous technology startup Nuro said on Monday it raised $940 million from SoftBank Group Corp, which valued the Silicon Valley-based company at $2.7 billion.
Nuro...
SoftBank Group Adds $14 billion to Market Value Following Buyback, Strong Third-quarter Profit
SoftBank Group Corp shares jumped 17 percent on Thursday, adding $14 billion to the Japanese tech investment giant's market value, after it unveiled a record...
SoftBank Said Ericsson and Nokia Equipment Instead of Chinese Huawei
SoftBank Group Corp plans to replace 4G network equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies with hardware from Nokia and Ericsson, Nikkei reported on Thursday, without citing...
SoftBank's New Robot After Pepper Mops Floors
SoftBank Group Corp. has started accepting orders for its second robot, but unlike the humanoid Pepper that went on sale three years ago, this one...
SoftBank to Raise $21 Billion in IPO to Fund Tech Deals
SoftBank Group Corp. founder Masayoshi Son is seeking to raise 2.4 trillion yen ($21.1 billion) in an initial public offering of his Japanese telecom business...
Toyota and SoftBank to Develop Self-driving Car Services
Toyota Motor Corp and SoftBank Group Corp said they will team up to develop car services that rely on self-driving technology, such as hospital shuttles...
