Digging Deeper: Softbank and its plans for India and the world
Episode 1170, May 09, 2019, 10:04 AM
Softbank – it’s a name that comes up often these days, as far as business and startups are concerned. SoftBank Group is the big mover and shaker in our country’s startup ecosystem as well. In fact, Softbank had invested, according to Fortune India, over $7 billion in India between 2014 and February 2018 in high-growth startups in e-commerce, ride-hailing apps, budget hotel aggregation and asset managing, grocery delivery services, and payment platforms, among others.
With the most popular current name in investment looking to launch an IPO of its famous $100 billion Vision Fund, now might be a good time to look at what SoftBank Group has done in India, and what its future plans are.