Softbank’s Vision Fund News

Claims Insurtech Tractable AI Raises $65M in Funding Led by SoftBank

⁠Tractable, the London-based insurtech that uses artificial intelligence (AI) for visual claims assessments and disaster recovery, announced a $65M Series E investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Existing investors Insight Partners and Georgian participated in the round. Tractable said …

India’s Paytm Tumbles in Market Debut, as Investors Question Lack of Profits

MUMBAI – Indian digital payments firm Paytm tumbled 25% on its maiden day of trade on Thursday, with investors questioning its lack of profits and the lofty valuations it gained in the country’s largest-ever IPO. Despite fears that Paytm’s market …

Paytm’s IPO Oversubscribed but Doesn’t See Blow-out Demand From Investors

BENGALURU – Paytm’s $2.5 billion initial public offering (IPO), India’s largest, was oversubscribed at the close of bidding on Wednesday, although investors showed less enthusiasm than for some other tech firms that have ridden the country’s IPO boom. The company, …

Berkshire Hathaway, Other Foreign Firms to See Payoffs From India’s Fintech Revolution

China’s transformation from a financial-technology backwater into a $46 trillion-a-year global leader in digital payments left most international investors watching in awe from the sidelines. Now India is undergoing its own fintech revolution, and the race is on to grab …

Fintech Paytm Gets Regulatory Nod for India’s Biggest Ever IPO: Source

NEW DELHI – Indian fintech firm Paytm has received approval from the capital markets regulator for its $2.2 billion stock market listing that is likely to be India’s biggest ever IPO, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on …

Cyber Re/Insurance MGA, Envelop Risk, Announces $130 Million Series B Financing

Envelop Risk, the UK-based cyber re/insurance managing general agent, announced a Series B investment of $130 million, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The financing will facilitate Envelop Risk’s plans to expand its proprietary machine-learning and data-driven underwriting activity in …

Cambridge Mobile Telematics Receives $500 Million SoftBank Funding

Massachusetts-based Cambridge Mobile Telematics, which offers safe driving technology that is used globally by insurers and other firms, said it has attracted a $500 million investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund that it will use to grow globally. “This partnership …

SoftBank, Alibaba Lead $1.1B Investment in Indonesia E-Commerce Firm Tokopedia

SoftBank Vision Fund and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. led a $1.1 billion investment in PT Tokopedia, a financing round that will help Indonesia’s biggest online marketplace venture beyond e-commerce into new areas such as air tickets and insurance. The company …

Softbank Plans Big Push into Insurance Investments

Softbank’s Vision Fund plans to pump more money into insurance, a sector it sees as both ripe for disruption and a potential booster for its bigger bets in cars, health and financial services, a Vision Fund executive told Reuters. In …

China’s Online Insurer ZhongAn to Get Investment from SoftBank for Overseas Growth

ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co. Ltd., the first internet-only insurer in China, announced its subsidiary ZhongAn International will receive a strategic investment from SoftBank Vision Fund, which will support the growth of ZhongAn’s technology solutions businesses outside China. The amount …