SoftBank Vision Fund to Invest $250 Million in India’s Popular Logistics Firm
The well-known SoftBank Vision Fund is in talks to invest $200-250 million (Rs 1,470-1,837 crore) in Indian ecommerce-focused logistics company Delhivery. The fund that was started by SoftBank’s Japanese billionaire founder, Masayoshi Son will make Delhivery’s valuation reach around $1.2 billion.
This move will take the company to the unicorn club and it will become one of the most known delivery platform in the country.
“They have been evaluating Delhivery seriously for the past few months but a transaction is not final yet,” said a person familiar to the matter.
This investment will provide Delhivery a better capital runway, given that it comes after it was reported that the logistics firm decided to push back plans for an anticipated $350 million initial public offering, an issue i...