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• President-elect Trump and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son to announce a $100 billion investment in AI and infrastructure projects.
• The initiative aims to create 100,000 jobs over four years, echoing a similar 2016 pledge.
• Questions aris...

• One Investment Management (OneIM), led by ex-SoftBank Vision Fund co-CEO Rajeev Misra, has increased its fund size by over $1 billion this month.
• The fund, now worth $8 billion, is expanding operations with new offices in Japan and ...

Amazing exchange between Masa of Softbank and Doug of Sequoia

• AI search engine Perplexity is reportedly in talks to raise around $500 million at an $8 billion valuation.
• This would more than double its previous valuation of $3 billion from a fundraising round with SoftBank.
• Pe...

• Swiggy is aiming for a valuation of $11.7 billion to $12.7 billion for its upcoming IPO, set to launch in early November.
• The IPO includes a fresh issue component of Rs 3,750 crore and an offer for sale of up to 182,286,265 equit...

• Tetr College of Business initiates a $10 million 'Tetr - Under 20' fund to back student entrepreneurs.
• The fund aims to support at least 20 startups with investments ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.
• The initiative aligns with Te...

• Andrew Ng's AI Fund has made its first investment in India, backing AI healthcare firm Jivi.
• The booming Indian AI market is expected to grow to $22 billion by 2027, with startups accounting for 15-17% of the market.
• Jivi uses AI f...

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• Alok Sama, former President & CFO of SoftBank Group International, releases a memoir titled 'The Money Trap: Lost Illusions Inside the Tech Bubble'.
• Sama shares untold stories about SoftBank's high-stakes investments and the enigmati...

• Swiggy, backed by SoftBank, is planning to file for an IPO this week, aiming to raise over $1 billion.
• The Bengaluru-based company partners with over 150,000 restaurants across India.
• Swiggy is awaiting approval from India's Securi...