“This year alone we have invested $3 billion in India. We are the largest foreign investor in India. We are the provider of nearly 10% of the funding of all unicorns in India—firms valued at $1 billion or more,” Son said.
According to him, Indian companies, where SoftBank is an investor, have created one million jobs. “I believe in the future of India. I believe in the passion of young entrepreneurs in India. There is a bright future. I tell the youth of India – let’s do it, I will support it,” he said.
One of the fastest investors in SoftBank Indian Startups Has supported big startups like Paytm, Ola, Grofers, Oyo and others. In 2021, the company re-invested in e-commerce major Flipkart in addition to the new born unicorns Like Zeta, Meesho, Of Business, among others.
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