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Venture Capital

Softbank Achieves Profitability For Second Consecutive Quarter

SoftBank Achieves Profitability for Second Consecutive Quarter

Earnings boost from AI and semiconductors; Vision Fund reports unexpected losses despite gains

May 13, 2024

Venture Capital

Softbank Achieves Profitability For Second Consecutive Quarter

SoftBank Pivots Strategy, Sells Vision Fund Assets to Focus on AI, Chips

Masayoshi Son diverts from venture capital, targets strategic semiconductor and AI investments after divesting nearly US$29 billion in assets.

May 10, 2024

Spain Travel & Safety App

Travelperk Secures $95 Million Funding Led By Softbank, Maintaining Unicorn Status

TravelPerk Secures $95 Million Funding Led by SoftBank, Maintaining Unicorn Status

Plans include increasing global presence, particularly in Europe and the U.S.

May 2, 2024

Latin America Venture Capital

What Do The Latam Stake Sales Mean For Softbank?

SoftBank Ramps Up Latin America Tech Investments in 2024

Japanese Giant Eyes Startups as Valuations Normalize, Boosting Regional Tech Scene

February 29, 2024

Artificial Intelligence

SoftBank’s Ambitious $100 Billion AI Chip Venture to Rival Nvidia

Masayoshi Son is rallying investors for a venture to challenge Nvidia's dominance in AI chips, aiming to complement Arm Holdings.

February 19, 2024

Opinion Startups Venture Capital

What Do The Latam Stake Sales Mean For Softbank?

What do the LatAm stake sales mean for SoftBank?

SoftBank Group Corp. sells significant stakes in Latin American startups, including Pismo and Avenue Holding Cayman. Find out what this...

August 24, 2023

News

Brazilian Startup BotCity Raises A US$2.5M Seed Round Led By SoftBank

Developer-centric automation platform BotCity, has raised US$2.5 million in a seed round led by Softbank Latin America Fund and Astella...

December 27, 2021

Brazil Cryptocurrencies News Venture Capital

Brazilian Crypto Firm 2tm Raises Us$50 Million To Expand In Latam

Brazilian Crypto Firm 2TM Raises US$50 Million To Expand in LatAm

Not even half a year has passed since 2TM Participacoes SA raised US$200 million from Softbank. This brought them to...

December 2, 2021

The Exclusive

Softbank’s Latin America Fund Will Decide The Future Of Fintech

SoftBank’s Latin America fund will decide the future of fintech

Welcome to our new The Exclusive deep dive content about our Latin American ecosystem. We’re giving our registered newsletter users...

October 11, 2020

Brazil Colombia Mexico News

Rappi Founder And Softbank Partner Join With Entrepreneurs For Latam Covid-19 Fund, Impacto

Rappi Founder and Softbank Partner join with entrepreneurs for Latam Covid-19 fund, IMPACTO

Contxto – Latin America is currently the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mexico and Brazil are now reporting more daily...

June 30, 2020