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What happens to late-stage VC if the Vision Fund goes away? – TechCrunch

Welcome back to the transcribed edition of the wildly popular TechCrunch podcast, Equity. This week Kate Clark and Alex Wilhelm…

Asia, companies, Countries, DoorDash, economy, Germany, getyourguide, Grofers, Jamal Khashoggi, Journalist, Masayoshi Son, Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, Softbank, SoftBank Group, the wall street journal, Vision Fund, vodafone

Key Vision Fund investors are reportedly lukewarm on a second fund – TechCrunch

SoftBank shook up the venture capital world with its unprecedented $100 billion Vision Fund, and the speculation continues around its…

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SoftBank makes a huge bet on Latin America – TechCrunch

Rappi represents a new era for Latin American technology startups. Based in Bogotá, Colombia, the on-demand delivery startup has taken…

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Grocery delivery startup Honestbee is running out of money and trying to sell – TechCrunch

Honestbee, the online grocery delivery service in Asia, is nearly out of money and trying to offload its business. The…

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Internet connectivity projects unite as Alphabet spinout Loon grabs $125M from SoftBank’s HAPSMobile – TechCrunch

Two futuristic projects are coming together to help increase global internet access after Loon, the Google spinout that uses a…

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Grab plans to raise $2B more this year to fund an acquisition spree in Southeast Asia – TechCrunch

Always be raisin’. That appears to be the motto of Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing companies Grab and Go-Jek. Fresh from closing…

airbnb, Asia, China, Hotel, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laser, Malaysia, Nepal, oyo, Oyo Rooms, Philippines, ritesh agarwal, Softbank, united arab emirates, United Kingdom, Vision Fund

India’s OYO enters Japan in partnership with SoftBank – TechCrunch

Fresh from closing a notable investment from Airbnb, India’s OYO has expanded its footprint into Japan. The move comes through…

Asia, carsharing, China, Collaborative Consumption, commuting, Finance, financial services, food delivery, Go-Jek, Grab, HOOQ, Ping-an, Singapore, Southeast Asia, TechCrunch, transport, uber, Vision Fund

Grab launches SME loans and micro-insurance in Southeast Asia – TechCrunch

In its latest move beyond ride-hailing, Southeast Asia’s Grab has started to offer financing to SMEs and micro-insurance to its…

Asia, booking holdings, carsharing, Collaborative Consumption, companies, financial services, Grab, hyundai, Microsoft, Softbank, SoftBank Group, Softbank Vision Fund, Southeast Asia, Toyota, transport, Vision Fund, vodafone

Grab confirms $1.46B investment from SoftBank’s Vision Fund – TechCrunch

Grab has become the newest addition to the SoftBank Vision Fund after it announced today that it has pulled in…

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It’s a new era for fertility tech – TechCrunch

Women’s health has long been devoid of technological innovation, but when it comes to fertility options, that’s starting to change….