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SoftBank Corp. takes 51% of Cubic Telecom for $513M to drive into the connected car world

Automakers and technology companies are building ever-more sophisticated digital platforms into the future generations of cars and other vehicles. Today, a startup that’s built a system to make

Mapbox and SoftBank form joint venture to provide mapping tech to Japanese developers

SoftBank Corp. and Mapbox, the mapping data company that competes with Google and Here, announced that they have established a joint venture called Mapbox Japan. The JV will provide Mapbox’s mapping

Yahoo Japan and Line Corp. confirm merger agreement

SoftBank Corp. announced today that it has reached an agreement to merge with Z Holdings (the SoftBank subsidiary formerly known as Yahoo Japan) and Line Corp., in a move they hope will better positio

EV Growth closes $200M fund to cover Southeast Asia’s Series B funding gap

East Ventures has long been known as one of Indonesia’s longest-serving and most active seed-stage investors, but now it has officially moved up the food chain after it announced a final close o

Huawei sues America as SoftBank spends more money

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SoftBank Corp shares drop 14% on their first day of trading, but it’s still one of the largest IPOs ever

SoftBank Corp’s initial public offering today started with a bang before trailing off into a whimper, with the stock falling 14.5 percent during its first day of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

SoftBank’s New President Is Former Google Head Of Business Nikesh Arora

SoftBank, the Japanese telecom giant that is also one of Asia’s most prolific startup investors, has named Google’s former chief business officer, Nikesh Arora, as its new president and potential

Yahoo! Japan Injects $20M Into Softbank Capital’s Early-Stage Technology Fund ’10

Today <a target="_blank" href="http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/softbank-capital">SoftBank Capital</a>, the NY-based venture arm of Japan's largest wireless provider Softbank Corp., ha