Ahead of Lyft IPO, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son on Verge of Major Investment

The Lyft IPO date isn't set yet, but the ride-hailing company could receive a major investment from telecommunications giant SoftBank before it takes place.

lyft ipoSoftBank is the largest investor in transportation services Didi Chuxing (China), Ola (India), Grab (Southeast Asia), and 99 (Latin America), according to TechCrunch. However, it does not have an investment in the North American market.

But that could quickly change with its potential investment in Lyft, and that has investors wondering if Lyft stock will be worth buying now...

SoftBank Could Provide Massive Funding Round Ahead of the Lyft IPO Date

According to an Aug. 7, 2017, TechCrunch report, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son was asked about investing in Lyft or Uber at a Q&A session following the announcement of his firm's Q1 2017 earnings.

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He didn't provide a timeline of when he would invest, but Son said he was "very interested" in the U.S. market. And because of the Uber's scandals in 2017, an investment in Lyft would make the most sense right now.

His past investments in transportation services have been in the hundreds of millions of dollars...

SoftBank and Didi Chuxing invested a combined $2 billion in Grab, according to a July 23, 2017, Recode report. Also, SoftBank led a $250 million Series D funding round in 2014.

On top of that, SoftBank led a $159 million funding round for driverless car tech startup Nauto also in July 2017.

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Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Eyes Stake in Uber, Lyft


Because Son could invest in Lyft before the Lyft IPO date, Money Morning readers have been asking us if they should buy Lyft stock too.

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We'll also show you how to buy Lyft stock, but more importantly, we'll tell you whether you should buy it.

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