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SoftBank Group Corp. is a holding company that engages in the management of its group companies which provides information technology and telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Mobile Communications, Sprint, Fixed-line Telecommunications, Internet, and Others. 

Softbank

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

The Japanese conglomerate said its SoftBank Vision Fund has suffered a loss of USD 18 billion due to COVID-19.

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son warns coronavirus could bankrupt 15 Vision Fund-backed unicorns | KrASIA

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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son warns coronavirus could bankrupt 15 Vision Fund-backed unicorns

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I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California.  It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple and Facebook. 

Facebook

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E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

General Atlantic is the fourth investor to come on the cap table of Jio Platforms in the past four weeks.

General Atlantic to invest USD 870 million in Reliance's digital arm, Jio Platforms | KrASIA

General Atlantic to invest USD 870 million in Reliance&#8217;s digital arm, Jio Platforms

Q&amp;A

The incubator is present in more than 30 Indian cities and is gearing to expand to 75 more locations by the end of 2020.

We will invest in 100 early-stage startups in three years: Q&amp;A with Apoorva Ranjan Sharma of Venture Catalysts | KrASIA

We will invest in 100 early-stage startups in three years: Q&amp;A with Apoorva Ranjan Sharma of Venture Catalysts

SaaS (Software-as-a-service) is expected to grow to USD 20 billion by 2022, may turn out to be the sweet spot for investors in India.

SaaS companies to bypass PE and VC funding slowdown induced by COVID-19: Bain & Co | KrASIA

SaaS companies to bypass PE and VC funding slowdown induced by COVID-19: Bain &#038; Co

Using Bluetooth and GPS data, Aarogya Setu app lets users know if there are any coronavirus cases in their vicinity, or if they have come in contact with a COVID-19 positive person.

India rolls out its contact tracing app Aarogya Setu on Reliance Jio's feature phones | KrASIA

India rolls out its contact tracing app Aarogya Setu on Reliance Jio&#8217;s feature phones

Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Four of technology along with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

Apple

Apple is looking at shifting 20% of its production capacity to India from China.

Apple devices manufacturer Wistron plans USD 165 million investment in India | KrASIA

Apple devices manufacturer Wistron plans USD 165 million investment in India

Oppo is a Chinese consumer electronics and mobile communications company headquartered in Dongguan, China, known for its smartphones, Blu-ray players and other electronic devices.

OPPO

Samsung

Xiaomi Corporation is a Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing. Xiaomi makes and invests in smartphones, mobile apps, laptops, and related consumer electronics.

Xiaomi

This week, smartphone brands including Realme, Poco, Vivo, and Honor launched their new devices in India.

Smartphone brands gear up for new launches in India but expect tough times ahead | KrASIA

Smartphone brands gear up for new launches in India but expect tough times ahead

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations. 

Logistics

The logistics startup said it turned profitable in FY 18-19 with an annualized revenue run rate of USD 25-30 million.

Indian logistics aggregator Shiprocket raises USD 13 million led by Tribe Capital | KrASIA

Indian logistics aggregator Shiprocket raises USD 13 million led by Tribe Capital

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

Payments

COVID-19 has forced people to self-isolate, which is making people unlearn old methods and move towards digital payments.

Moulishree Srivastava

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son warns coronavirus could bankrupt 15 Vision Fund-backed unicorns

General Atlantic to invest USD 870 million in Reliance’s digital arm, Jio Platforms

We will invest in 100 early-stage startups in three years: Q&A with Apoorva Ranjan Sharma of Venture Catalysts

SaaS companies to bypass PE and VC funding slowdown induced by COVID-19: Bain & Co

India rolls out its contact tracing app Aarogya Setu on Reliance Jio’s feature phones

Apple devices manufacturer Wistron plans USD 165 million investment in India

Smartphone brands gear up for new launches in India but expect tough times ahead

Indian logistics aggregator Shiprocket raises USD 13 million led by Tribe Capital

Older Indians lead the country in digital payments adoption: Capgemini report