April 23 (Reuters) - Mapbox, a location data services provider, is in talks to go public through a merger with a blank-check firm backed by SoftBank Group Corp in a deal that could value the company at around $2 billion, according to a Sky News report on Friday. The Washington-based company is in talks with SVF Investment Corp 3 to take it public, the report said, citing a U.S. banking source. bit.ly/3aCbYLw (Reporting by Sohini Podder in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)