SoftBank Said to Consider an Investment in Uber
By MIKE ISAACJULY 25, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO — SoftBank, the Japanese technology and media giant, is weighing an investment in Uber at a time
when the ride-hailing company’s leadership is in flux, according to three people with knowledge of the talks.
SoftBank’s investment interest in Uber is nascent and the two companies have held only preliminary meetings,
said the people, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
SoftBank has also invested in Didi Chuxing, which until last year was deadlocked with Uber for supremacy in China’s transportation market.
On Sunday, SoftBank also invested in Grab, a Singaporean ride-hailing company, in a $2.5 billion round that Didi Chuxing also participated in.
