SoftBank Archives - Stay Ahead with Heaptalk: Your Go-To Source for Business News https://heaptalk.com/tag/softbank/ Latest business news media headlines platform today | Lets talk Business Wed, 21 Feb 2024 07:23:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://heaptalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-fav-icon-48x48-1-32x32.png SoftBank Archives - Stay Ahead with Heaptalk: Your Go-To Source for Business News https://heaptalk.com/tag/softbank/ 32 32 Founder of SoftBank eyes US$100bn in funds for AI chip venture https://heaptalk.com/news/founder-of-softbank-eyes-us100bn-in-funds-for-ai-chip-venture/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 04:30:04 +0000 https://heaptalk.com/?p=23485 Heaptalk, Jakarta — Founder of SoftBank Group, Masayoshi Son, is reportedly looking for investor support with US$100 billion to inject companies who develop new chip projects with a code-named Izanagi, intending to compete with Nvidia’s AI processors. Project Izanagi is part of Son’s broader focus on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which he believes will be realized […]

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]]> Tractable AI bags a Series E funds at $65 million from SoftBank https://heaptalk.com/news/tractable-ai-bags-a-series-e-funds-at-65-million-from-softbank/ Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:37:20 +0000 https://heaptalk.com/?p=11308 With an AI adoption, Tractable has processed more than US$7 billion in annualized auto and home repairs and acquisitions and doubled the volume of claims. Heaptalk, Jakarta — Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based startup, Tractable announced its new achievement in securing a Series E funding round worth US$65 million, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Multiple existing investors, […]

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]]> SoftBank to slash 30% workforces in its Vision Fund investment arm https://heaptalk.com/whats-on/softbank-to-slash-30-workforces-in-its-vision-fund-investment-arm/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:19:17 +0000 https://heaptalk.com/?p=10682 Prior to this latest layoffs, Softbank also has slashed 150 workers globally in last September. Heaptalk, Jakarta — A giant multinational company based in Japan, SoftBank Group Corp, is reportedly to carry out a new layoff round in its Vision Fund investment arm. This job-cutting measure will affect about 30% of the staff and will be […]

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]]> CoachHub bags $200M Series C, Led by Sofina and SoftBank https://heaptalk.com/news/coachhub-bags-200m-series-c-led-by-sofina-and-softbank/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:30:17 +0000 https://heaptalk.com/?p=4356 Heaptalk, Jakarta – CoachHub, the digital coaching platform, raised a $200M Series C funding round. This round was led by Sofina and SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The round will be used to support CoachHub’s product innovation and operations while accelerating the company’s global expansion. Following an $80M round only eight months ago, this Series C […]

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]]> Raises US$360M, Carro Becomes A First Automotive Marketplace Unicorn in SEA https://heaptalk.com/news/raises-us360m-carro-becomes-a-first-automotive-marketplace-unicorn-in-sea/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:37:29 +0000 https://heaptalk.com/?p=1085 Heaptalk, Jakarta – Carro, a Singapore’s automotive marketplace, announced the Company just raised US$360 million in its Series C funding (15/06). The injection was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, followed by several notorious investors headquartered in Indonesia, including East Venture (EV) Growth. Through the investment, Carro becomes the first automotive marketplace unicorn in South […]

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