Tech news Uber nears deal to sell stake to SoftBank Yomna Yasser Nov 13, 2017 0 Uber was close on Sunday to finalising an agreement to sell a major stake of itself to SoftBank, a Japanese…
Tech news Uber’s Huffington still ‘optimistic’ SoftBank mega-deal will happen Yomna Yasser Oct 26, 2017 0 Uber’s board member Arianna Huffington is still "optimistic" that a big investment by SoftBank into the…
Tech news SoftBank negotiating to raise a second giant tech fund Yomna Yasser Oct 17, 2017 0 SoftBank, the Japanese conglomerate that is already upending Silicon Valley finance with its existing $93 billion…
Tech news SoftBank’s deal to invest in Uber ‘very likely’ in the next week: board… Yomna Yasser Oct 17, 2017 0 SoftBank's much-anticipated investment in Uber could be agreed upon within a week, said Arianna Huffington, one of…
Tech news Uber’s biggest rival in India secures $1.1 bln from Tencent, SoftBank, valuing… Yomna Yasser Oct 11, 2017 0 Ola, Uber's fiercest rival in India, has secured $1.1 billion from investors including Chinese internet giant…
Tech news SoftBank’s Vision Fund seizes stake in India’s Flipkart Yomna Yasser Aug 10, 2017 0 A tech fund backed by Japan's SoftBank Group has picked up one of the biggest stakes in India's leading homegrown…
Tech news SoftBank plowing billions of dollars into tech firms: Here’s some of its investments… Yomna Yasser Jul 29, 2017 0 Japan’s tech giant SoftBank has been pumping billions of dollars into tech companies, both public and privately…
Tech news SoftBank reportedly targeting Uber stake valued at billions Yomna Yasser Jul 25, 2017 0 Japan’s tech titan SoftBank has approached Uber about taking a multi-billion dollar stake in the ride-sharing…
Tech news SoftBank’s Son pledges $50 billion, Foxconn eyes U.S. expansion as Trump woos Asian… Ghada Ismail Dec 7, 2016 0 Two of Asia's biggest technology companies said they were looking to expand investment in the United States, as…
World Asia markets mostly higher; SoftBank jumps 4.7% Yomna Yasser Dec 7, 2016 0 Asian shares were mostly higher, with Australia shrugging off weak GDP and Japan's benchmark index up on a Trump…