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OpenAI finalises $40 billion funding from SoftBank, valuation hits $300 billion

SoftBank which is leading the deal will initially be investing $7.5 billion in the company along with $2.5 billion from an investor syndicate.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends a talk session with SoftBank group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son in Tokyo on February 3, 2025.(Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP)
Published on Apr 01, 2025 10:49 AM IST

ChatGPT's new tool can do work at level of a ‘research analyst’

OpenAI claims the new tool “accomplishes in tens of minutes what would take a human many hours.”

OpenAI and ChatGPT logos are seen in this illustration taken, February 3, 2023. (Reuters)
Published on Feb 03, 2025 02:14 PM IST

Lenskart plans $1 billion IPO, hiring Kotak Mahindra and Morgan Stanley: Report

Lenskart may seek a valuation of $8 billion and other banks may also join to work on the IPO, but considerations are ongoing with no final decision made so far.

Lenskart CEO Peyush Bansal and boAt co-founder Aman Gupta with founders of Tramboo Sports.(X/Tramboo Sports)
Updated on Jan 29, 2025 09:04 AM IST

OpenAI allows its employees to sell $1.5 billion stock to SoftBank: Report

SoftBank's billionaire CEO Masayoshi Son has been persistently seeking a larger stake in OpenAI after investing in the last funding round

OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken on February 3(Reuters)
Published on Nov 27, 2024 01:26 PM IST
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SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son may meet PM Narendra Modi today: Report

SoftBank is eyeing more bets in AI in India and also after having reaped huge gains with the public listings of the companies it backs like that of Swiggy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting the President/CEO, Softbank Group Corp., Masayoshi Son, in Tokyo on May 23, 2022(ANI)
Published on Nov 27, 2024 01:22 PM IST

Oyo founder's wedding: Ritesh Agarwal seeks blessings of SoftBank's Son

SoftBank has been a prominent and prolific investor in the Indian startup ecosystem, pumping in an estimated USD 15 billion over the years.

SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son attended the wedding reception of Ritesh Agarwal and Geetansha Sood.(@weddingz.in/Instagram)
Published on Mar 08, 2023 09:24 AM IST
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