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SoftBank Vision Fund to invest $500M in OpenAI at $150B valuation
A few weeks back, there were reports that Apple was exploring to invest in the ChatGPT developer OpenAI.…
SoftBank acquires UK-based AI unicorn Graphcore
Japanese investor SoftBank has acquired Graphcore, a UK-based microchip maker. However, the acquisition amount remains undisclosed for now.…
Wayve lands $1B from SoftBank, Microsoft, NVIDIA to build AI tech for self-driving cars
Between 2018 and 2022, the UK self-driving vehicle sector alone generated £475 million of direct investment and created…
Softbank-backed co-working giant WeWork to file for bankruptcy over piling losses
Flexible workspace giant WeWork is reportedly filing for bankruptcy as early as next week. It is claimed that…
Softbank invests in $165M round of British unicorn behind Versius, the next-gen surgical robot
Reportedly, the global medical robots market grew from $11.17 billion in 2022 to $13.25 billion in 2023 at…
Big setback for UK! SoftBank-backed Arm ditches London to choose US for its listing
SoftBank-backed chip designer Arm is planning a US-only IPO this year, undermining Rishi Sunak’s goal to make London…
Ex-SoftBank Vision Fund investor founded B2B fintech locks in $6M funding
Sikoia, a London-based fintech startup that centralises customer financial and identity data to simplify onboarding, verification, monitoring and…
Softbank and Salesforce back edtech unicorn Go1 in $100M round
Go1, a Brisbane-based edtech unicorn, announced on Monday that it has secured $100M in its latest funding round…
Tesla rival alert: Croatian hypercar unicorn gets €500M funding from Softbank, Goldman Sachs and Porsche
Rimac Group, a Croatian EV supercar maker, announced that it has raised €500M ($536M) in a Series D…
