PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Following WeWork ’s IPO debacle, investors want tech startups to prove profitability before seeking funds and going public, CNBC reported on Friday (Nov. Potential investors wanted to know how those companies plan to turn a profit. WeWork abandoned its IPO plans after massive losses turned off investors. billion yen ($6.5

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

billion loss on Wednesday (Nov. The $10-plus billion WeWork bailout — an investment chief executive officer (CEO) Masayoshi Son called an error in judgment — triggered a loss of ¥970 billion ($8.9 For the July-September quarter overall, SoftBank recorded a net loss of ¥704.4 Japan’s SoftBank reported a $6.5

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CFO Share

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In the dynamic realm of startups and SMBs, understanding the pillars of financial health is paramount. For SMBs and startups, liquidity ensures operations run seamlessly, avoiding disruptions caused by short-term cash constraints. For SMBs and startups, managing long-term liabilities effectively and building assets is vital.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

Big tech, big bets and big profits. Individual gains and losses are hard to ascertain, and commentary mentions certain holdings as contributing to overall unrealized results. That 408 billion yen, net, comes in contrast to SoftBank’s filing that unrealized losses from companies such as Uber totaled 195.3 billion yen ($3.9

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Fpanda Club

JULY 24, 2022

oracle Aesop formulated his investment insight "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" and since that time the model for calculating the value of an asset as the present value of the cash generated by this asset throughout its life has remained unchanged. In about 600 B.C. and help identify most probable outcomes.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Bloomberg News reported that Ritesh Agarwal , Oyo’s founder and CEO, recently told employees that the Indian startup has about $1 billion in cash, is recovering from the effects of the pandemic and is still looking toward an initial public offering (IPO). During the summer , SoftBank sent officials to help OYO get back on its feet.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

Online health startup Ro is valued at $1.5 The company, which began in 2017 as a way to sell hair loss supplements, has branched into a number of health apps that work to generate around $250 million per year, not counting the insurance, according to CNBC.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2016

According to the report, Gupta informed investors that Uber ‘s losses are increasing in the second quarter, even in the U.S., where the company reported a profit during its first quarter. All told, Uber’s losses amount to $1.27 All told, Uber’s losses amount to $1.27

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CFO Share

AUGUST 16, 2023

Here’s how they can be correlated in different scenarios: Mature Firm – Profitable P&L and positive cash flow The most sustainable situation and generally a favorable one as the company is generating profits on the income statement and generating positive cash flow from its operations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The We Company , the parent of WeWork , uses a cash-flow metric called the “contribution margin,” which showed that its core services were profitable, Bloomberg Tax reported on Tuesday (Dec. The contribution margin — also used by Lyft and Peloton — ignores fixed and startup costs, and highlights core service revenue.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

Uber , the ride-hailing startup gearing up to go public via an initial public offering (IPO), is reportedly seeking a valuation of between $80 billion and $90 billion and is getting a $500 million investment from PayPal. Investor concerns about Lyft’s ability to turn a profit have led to the sell-off in shares.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

As the year winds down – and holiday shopping picks up – clarity is emerging about which retail investments might pay off in the new decade, and which merchants might be in trouble. Even so, some of the most recent earnings from the retail sector indicate that some investments in emerging areas of commerce are paying off.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Shareholders, including Japan-based SoftBank , which first invested in Grab six years ago and in several later funding rounds, have urged the startups to return to the table, FT reported. But Gojek has proved a resilient rival. As a result, sources told FT Son is now among the biggest champions of a merger.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

The world’s startups are having a good year. The 2018 Q1 saw a combined valuation of VC investments nearing $50 billion — the fourth quarter in a row where VC funding has surpassed $45 million, KPMG noted. Though a startup could secure millions in venture capital funding, it could still take years to turn a profit.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2016

Venture capital investment is the lifeblood of startups, but reports by The New York Times released on Wednesday (June 1) put a spotlight on a different breed of entrepreneurs that shy away from taking investor funds. According to the publication, some startups are beginning to see the value in not accepting venture capital.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2020

In the past 18 months, both startups were vying for new customers, especially in Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most populous country and the most profitable market for the two firms. Part of the tension is due to SoftBank’s pressure to justify tech startups after the WeWork debacle last year. .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

to work on issues that align with its portfolio investments, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (March 12). . SoftBank now has 13 people on its government affairs team who advocate for SoftBank itself as well as for the numerous startups it backs, including autonomous vehicle and commercial spacecraft firms. .

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Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 17, 2024

They want bigger profits, but at the same time, they want to assume lower risks. One for being rich, Say in stocks and options, maybe Bitcoin and the other for not being poor in bonds, money market funds and similar, so in this sense, you limit your losses, but you allow yourself a some gain if you are trying to do both of them together.

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CFO Share

JUNE 14, 2022

As a startup founder, you can use pro forma balance sheets to manage and plan for your future assets. A potential investor in a start-up is going to analyze pro forma balance sheets to calculate their potential return on their investment. What is the purpose of a pro forma balance sheet? What are pro forma financial statements?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

investments. He was instrumental in the fund’s investments in Getaround, GM Cruise and Nuro. . Fisher was on the WeWork board when Son signed off on SoftBank’s $10 billion investment in WeWork. Regardless, SoftBank backed the fund with roughly $5 billion so it could begin making investments, said a knowledgeable source. .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2016

Blowing around last week was the revelation that Uber is good at lots of things, but as of yet, turning a profit isn’t quite one of them. Uber: Lots Of Patrons, Still Looking For A Profit. Gupta has reportedly told investors that second quarter losses are up, even in the U.S., where the firm reported a Q1 profit.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2018

The bankers at Goldman Sachs have been moonlighting as venture capitalists, investing in many startups that eventually became household names and overseeing a portfolio worth several hundred million dollars. Sources said that recent investments include Ripple Foods , which makes milk from peas, and credit card startup Marqeta.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey, 45 percent of property technology investors said they would make new investments in the field this year, which was down from 64 percent last year. WeWork intended to launch an initial public offering (IPO) last year, but that ended up failing, and the company was bailed out by SoftBank.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

As far as investments go, SoftBank’s Vision Fund’s recent bumps and bruises, and the state of many of its once high-flying holdings, bring to mind that scene in a long-ago Monty Python movie focused on the Holy Grail. In that film, the plague has struck, and the carts are in the streets collecting the bodies…. Bring out your dead.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

Grab , the $14 billion Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup, announced hundreds of job losses on Tuesday (June 16) as the impact of COVID-19 continues to take its toll. The layoffs are the latest restructuring at a SoftBank investment. Reuters reported the company will lay off more than 300 employees.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

In 2015, news outlets ran articles about the “ gold mine ” of venture capital investments in the alternative finance sector. But there is evidence that investors’ appetite for alternative lending startups is on the wane, even as overall FinTech funding continues to climb — and as the success of the alternative lending market grows, too.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

India-based hotel group OYO is slowing its ambitions to be the world’s largest chain within the next three years, following a backlash from investors and growing losses. The company has become a favorite of SoftBank, which owns almost half of the startup. This comes after a period of rapid growth — now cut short.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

billion investment in Uber. He also advised that Uber would have a clearer and faster path to becoming profitable if it returned to a focus on its core markets in the U.S., Misra is joining Uber’s board as part of the investment deal. With SoftBank’s investment, governance changes at the scandal-prone company are likely.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

Bloomberg reported this week that Traveloka, the online travel startup that serves Southeast Asia, is on the cusp of raising private-market funds at a private market valuation of about $2.8 Among the chief hallmarks of fast-growing startups are losses. Perhaps investors are worried about slowing growth, or profits.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

Lyft , the ride-hailing startup that made its debut as a publicly traded company late last week, saw shares slump in Monday (April 1) trading. While investors applauded the business model and timing of the ride-hailing company, there are concerns about its lack of profitability. million loss it logged in 2017.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

Chinese coffee company Luckin , a fast-growing startup that aims to replace Starbucks as China’s largest coffee giant, is looking to raise $586.5 Luckin was founded in 2017 and does not operate under a profit; the company warned it will continue to lose money for a while. million net loss to shareholders and a total revenue of $125.27

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Softbank is reportedly in advanced talks to take over troubled startup and worksharing space WeWork , which was once one of the hottest startups around but saw itself fizzle amid talks of internal strife and a cancelled IPO. Softbank wants to speed WeWork along to profitability. SoftBank has already invested $10.65

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Softbank is reportedly in advanced talks to take over troubled startup and worksharing space WeWork , which was once one of the hottest startups around but saw itself fizzle amid talks of internal strife and a cancelled IPO. Softbank wants to speed WeWork along to profitability. SoftBank has already invested $10.65

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Softbank is reportedly in advanced talks to take over troubled startup and worksharing space WeWork , which was once one of the hottest startups around but saw itself fizzle amid talks of internal strife and a cancelled IPO. Softbank wants to speed WeWork along to profitability. SoftBank has already invested $10.65

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

According to Business Insider , Caviar does not make a profit, and the extent of the losses are not shown in the company’s financials. Food delivery startups have not done well. Uber is investing globally in UberEATS, and GrubHub’s stock price has increased by almost 65 percent so far in 2016.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

Today in PYMNTS data, blockchain and blockchain-adjacent startups are seeing record-breaking venture capital (VC) funding, Australia’s big banks are implementing faster payments, no-show customers are impacting industries everywhere, FinTech funding has spiked and new real-time, decision-making platforms are helping fight fraud.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

Uber continues to bleed money, and that’s raising fresh questions about whether those losses might lead the company to abandon its efforts at developing self-driving vehicles. The ride-sharing technology provider managed to trim its loss in the second quarter of 2018 , to $891 million from the $1.1 Self-Driving Losses?

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