Archive · 9 Jan 2026
SoftBank Reduces Stake in Ola Electric
SoftBank, a big investment company from Japan, has sold some of its shares in Ola Electric, which is a company that makes electric scooters.
They sold 2.15% of their shares, which is about 94.6 million shares.
This sale happened over a few months, from September 2025 to January 2026.
After this sale, SoftBank now owns 13.53% of Ola Electric, which is less than they owned before.
Last year, they also sold some shares, about 94.9 million, which reduced their stake from 17.83% to 15.68%.
The company had to report this sale to the stock market regulators in India.
SoftBank sold 2.15% of its stake in Ola Electric through its investment vehicle SVF II Ostrich (DE) LLC.
The sale involved 94,628,299 equity shares disposed of between September 3, 2025, and January 5, 2026.
Post-transaction, SoftBank's holding in Ola Electric reduced from 15.68% to 13.53%.
Last year, SoftBank sold 94,943,459 equity shares, reducing its stake from 17.83% to 15.68%.
The regulatory filing was shared on the BSE by Ola Electric.
- Who
- SoftBank (via SVF II Ostrich (DE) LLC)
- What
- Sold 2.15% stake in Ola Electric
- When
- Between September 3, 2025, and January 5, 2026
- Where
- India (regulatory filing on BSE)
- Why
- Not explicitly stated in the article
- Company
- SoftBank
- Stake Sold
- 2.15%
- Shares Disposed
- 94,628,299
- Remaining Stake
- 13.53%
- Transaction Period
- September 3, 2025 - January 5, 2026
- Regulatory Filing
- BSE
- Previous Sale Period
- July 15, 2025 - September 2, 2025
- Previous Shares Sold
- 94,943,459