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Building Successful Startups Beyond Venture Capital Funding is Totally Possible

Building a product people love is a challenge in itself. Now add the need to earn enough money from Day 1 to cover all the development costs, all the experiments, and have a reliable income that will allow you to convince engineers and designers who will be building it to…

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Croatian electric supercar firm Rimac drives more funding

Porsche, SoftBank and Goldman Sachs contributed to €500 million Series D funding round

Evening Standard

The good times in Silicon Valley come crashing to a halt

The easy money is gone, the market’s a mess, and there’s no exit in sight. Now investors in private companies are wondering how bad things are going to get.

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CLSA Expects SoftBank To Focus More On Buybacks Than High Growth Stocks Like Alibaba

Softbank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) may, for the first time, spend more on share buybacks than investments through its landmark Vision Fund as the firm goes into "defense" mode, according to CLSA's Oliver Matthew. "I think that the comments yesterday from Masayoshi Son made it very clear we're in defense round…

Benzinga

SoftBank's Stock Picking Unit Suffers Colossal Losses Due To Tech Meltdown

Softbank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) founder Masayoshi Son's controversial side venture SB Northstar, which focused on stock picking, just backfired, Bloomberg reports. SoftBank reported a record annual loss at its Vision Fund unit as a global selloff in tech shares battered the value of public holdings like Coupang, Inc (NYSE:CPNG) and DiDi Global Inc (NYSE:DIDI). The Vision Fund unit hinged…

Benzinga

Inside SoftBank’s side letter with Better CEO Vishal Garg

Documents show that Garg put his own personal fortune on the line and could face uncapped losses.

Fortune

WeWork-backer SoftBank posts record $20 billion loss as tech stocks plunge

The world’s biggest technology investor has lost a record $20.5 billion (£16.8 billion) as its bets turn sour.

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Japan's SoftBank sinks to losses as investments sour

Japanese technology company SoftBank Group has dropped into losses as the value of its investments declines

The Independent UK

The economy is collapsing. Yet I can’t recall a government so devoid of a plan

The pound is weak, inflation is up, but it’s hard to discern any ideas from the Tories

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘waking up’ to poor tech-listing appeal in London, says Arm innovator

New York is obvious choice for British-based chip designer’s IPO, says Hermann Hauser

The Guardian - UK

Don’t bend City rules for the sake of a London float

City Comment: The government should not chase an Arm float

Evening Standard

Morning Brief: Top Financial Stories Dominating on Tuesday, May 3

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Benzinga

Nvidia Fallout: Boris Johnson Makes Final Attempts To Woo Arm To List In London Instead Of New York

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is giving a final push to convince SoftBank-backed chip maker Arm Ltd to list in London instead of New York, according to a Financial Times report.

Benzinga

Boris Johnson joins lobbying for UK chip designer Arm to list in London

Government fears damage of losing out to New York in battle to attract tech floatations

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Arm Removes Significant Obstacle Hindering IPO Aspirations: FT

Softbank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) owned Arm is on the verge of regaining control of its defector China joint venture, the Financial Times reports. The development will remove a significant obstacle to SoftBank’s IPO ambitions for the U.K. chip designer. Arm holds a 47.3% stake in Arm China, while Chinese investment firm…

The Guardian - UK

Investors should take a cautious approach to THG takeover talk

The retailer continues to make the simple business of selling stuff online sound complicated

Benzinga

SoftBank Robotics Invests In Hong Kong Startup Avalon SteriTech: Bloomberg

SoftBank Group Corp's (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) robotics arm has agreed to buy a minority stake in cleaning technology startup Avalon SteriTech Ltd, Bloomberg reports. SoftBank Robotics looks to acquire a 5% stake in the Hong Kong-based company. The financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed. The investment marks SoftBank's Hong Kong debut. The…

Benzinga

This Major Alibaba Investor Has Tripled Stock Buyback To $1.1B

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) bought ¥141.4 billion ($1.1 billion) worth of shares in March, versus ¥46.2 billion of shares in February, more than tripling the size of its share buybacks. The buyback, coupled with a 7.6% jump in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's (NYSE:BABA) shares, helped SoftBank cap a monthly stock-price gain of 8.5%, a…

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SoftBank Loses Vision Fund Leader; Continues To Liquidate Portfolio

Ron Fisher looked to depart as the head of SoftBank Group Corp's (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) Vision Fund and Chair and director of SoftBank Investment Advisors U.S. on April 15, Bloomberg reports. Fisher would remain a senior advisor to SoftBank's founder and CEO, Masayoshi Son. Fisher left SoftBank's board in 2021. Fisher began working with…

Axios

Scoop: Top SoftBank executive Ron Fisher steps down

Fisher has been with SoftBank for 27 years.

Benzinga

SoftBank Goes Defensive On Investments Following Tech Meltdown

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) founder Masayoshi Son looked to slow down investments to raise cash amid the tech stock meltdown and China's regulatory crackdown the Financial Times reports. Rising interest rates and the Ukraine crisis have ravaged its holdings. SoftBank also suffered due to considerable holding in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) and DiDi…

Benzinga

South Korean Chipmaker Weighs Arm Takeover Options

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc (OTC:HXSCL) CEO admitted to weighing a consortium to acquire British semiconductor company Arm Ltd, Reuters reports citing Yonhap news agency. “I don’t believe Arm is a company that could be bought by one company,” SK Hynix Vice-Chair and co-CEO Park Jung-ho admitted, FX Empire reports. SoftBank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY) (OTC: SFTBF) looked…

Benzinga

Morning Brief: Top Stories Dominating Financial Media on Wednesday, March 30

Reuters Carrefour Aims To Install EV Charging Stations

Benzinga

Here's How Arm Looks To Speed Up Its US IPO

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF)-owned Arm Ltd, looks to transfer shares in its China joint venture to a SoftBank special purpose vehicle to speed up its U.S. IPO, the Financial Times reports. SoftBank will hold 28% of Arm China after the transfer, Bloomberg reports. Arm will hold less than 20% of Arm China and treat it…

Benzinga

China Tech's Dwindling Fortunes Fuel More Alibaba Stake Selloff Speculations By SoftBank

The dwindling fortunes of the Chinese tech shares have prompted concerns over Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) stake selloff by SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF), the Wall Street Journal reports. SoftBank's single most significant investment in the e-commerce giant was hit hard by the domestic crackdown. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index of U.S.-listed Chinese stocks…

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