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Masayoshi Son invites start-up founders, CEOs with SoftBank holding

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Surajeet Das Gupta  |  New Delhi 



Japan's SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son attends a news conference in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters

SoftBank’s boss Masayoshi Son, who is on a whistle-stop visit to New Delhi on Tuesday for half a day, has invited founders and chief executive officers (CEOs) from the start-up community who boast investments from his conglomerate.

These include Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO of e-tailer Flipkart; Vijay Shekhar Sharma, CEO of fintech firm Paytm; Peyush Bansal, CEO of eyewear e-portal Lenskart; Supam Maheshwari, CEO of FirstCry, an e-store for baby products; Asish Mohapatra and Ruchi Kalra, founders, B2B commerce and fintech start-up OfBusiness; and ride-hailing service Ola’s founder Bhavish Aggarwal, among others. As the decision to meet them was not planned earlier, they are awaiting confirmation, said sources.

Masayoshi Son invites start-up founders, CEOs with SoftBank holding

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First Published: Mon, March 06 2023. 20:22 IST

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