OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal and his spouse bent down to the touch SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son’s toes and search his blessings. (Photos: Instagram/ Weddingz.in)
Masayoshi Son-owned SoftBank is the largest investor in OYO, which was launched by Agarwal in 2013
SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son on Tuesday attended the marriage reception of OYO founder and CEO Ritesh Agarwal, hosted at five-star Taj Palace in New Delhi. The OYO founder and his spouse bent down to the touch the Japanese billionaire’s toes and search his blessings. Ritesh Agarwal, 29, married Geetansha Sood earlier this month.
Masayoshi Son-owned SoftBank is the largest investor in OYO, which was launched by Agarwal in 2013.
Photos of the occasion have been shared by the marriage planners. They present that Son was all smiles on the reception. The 65-year-old, wearing a tuxedo, posed subsequent to the newlywed couple.
According to a Bloomberg report, Son’s plan to attend the marriage reception had created complexities for the organisers because the Tokyo-based investor, who more and more prefers Zoom calls to in-person conferences, had requested for Covid-negative exams from these he was assembly.
During his day-long go to to New Delhi, Masayoshi Son additionally met founders and CEOs of some distinguished startups. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO of digital funds platform Paytm, tweeted a photograph of himself and the investor whereas one other image posted by him had varied founders in it, together with Lenskart CEO Peyush Bansal.
SoftBank has been a distinguished and prolific investor within the Indian startup ecosystem, pumping in an estimated USD 15 billion through the years. Some of the notable, early bets it had made included Ola, Oyo, Lenskart and Meesho.
In December 2021, Masayoshi Son had stated that he believes within the shiny way forward for India and the fervour of its younger entrepreneurs.
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