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Ola raises Rs 1,675 crore from SoftBank in fresh funding

Last year was tough with SoftBank writing down its investment in Ola, reports Tech in Asia

Ola raises Rs 1,675 crore from SoftBank in fresh funding
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An employee speaks over his phone as he sits at the front desk inside the office of Ola cab service in Gurugram (Photo: Reuters)

Sumit Chakraberty | Tech In Asia
SoftBank has pumped $250 million into Ola, Uber’s Indian rival, documents filed with the Registrar of Companies reveal. Tech in Asia had earlier reported that Ola had secured Rs 1,675 crore ($330 million) in fresh funding, at a valuation of $3.5 billion, 30 per cent lower than its previous valuation.

This comes a year-and-a-half after Ola’s last major funding of $500 million in November 2015. Last year was tough with SoftBank writing down its investment in Ola.

SoftBank is currently negotiating for the sale of its biggest investment in India, the beleaguered e-commerce site Snapdeal, to Flipkart. The funding of

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