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Saturday, September 13, 2025
TopicSoftBank Group

Topic: SoftBank Group

Adani Green buys SoftBank Energy India as it aims to be world’s largest clean energy supplier

The deal moves Adani Green closer to its goal of having 25 gigawatts of renewable power capacity by 2025.

Week after closing $800 mn funding, Swiggy set to raise $450 mn more, this time from SoftBank

SoftBank Group is likely to invest in Swiggy at $5.5 billion valuation. The financing is said to be awaiting approval from regulators.

‘Absolutely untrue’ – Oyo’s Ritesh Agarwarl denies bankruptcy claim after Rs 16 lakh claim

Oyo, one of the larger startups in the SoftBank Group’s portfolio, was struggling to restructure and whittle down loss-making operations even before the pandemic obliterated travel.

Now, SoftBank is considering bidding for TikTok in India in league with Jio & Airtel

TikTok is considering selling its operations in several countries after local govts shut out the app, in fears that sensitive user data was being shared with the Chinese state.

Policybazaar set to become first Indian digital start-up to go public as it plans 2021 IPO

Policybazaar plans to secure about $250 million in a round of financing at a $2 billion-plus valuation before a September 2021 initial public offering.

Sandeep Mathrani, WeWork’s new CEO says he has ‘plenty of luck’. He’ll need it

Sandeep Mathrani is a fixture in the clubby world of commercial real estate, but he also has some experience working with start-ups.

Grofers gets $200 million funding from SoftBank & others

The new investment from SoftBank comes after its other venture Uber Technologies made a $3 billion operating loss last year.

Why Bhavish Aggarwal of Ola turned down a $1.1 billion SoftBank deal

Aggarwal has grown concerned about SoftBank's influence as it took a stake in his archrival Uber and then encouraged the rivals to merge.

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son explained in his own words. About 3,03,513 of them

Ahead of Q1 results, an analysis of Son's comments from previous briefings to see how his focus has changed and what may lie ahead.

On Camera

Charlie Kirk’s killing has America at war with itself. Foreigners & visa-seekers ‘warned’

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, gunned down this week, was no ordinary influencer. He helped bring the Trump administration to power. His death has deepened America’s Left-Right divide.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.