SoftBank is seeking a loan of up to $40 billion, primarily to finance its investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, a Bloomberg News reporter said in an X post on Friday.
SoftBank Group's payments app operator, PayPay's U.S. initial public offering could bolster the Japanese technology investor's coffers as it pours billions into artificial intelligence.
Wayve said the round, led by venture capital firms Eclipse Capital, Balderton Capital and a SoftBank Group fund, pushes its post-money valuation to $8.6 billion.
SoftBank subsidiary SB Energy is expected to build a massive 9.2 gigawatt natural gas-fired power plant on the Ohio-Kentucky border, according to a report from Bloomberg. If completed, it would be the largest power plant in the U.S., capable of powering around 7.5 million homes.
SoftBank, the Japanese tech investor that has aggressively spent pursuing what it calls “artificial super intelligence,” said its recorded a $4.2 billion gain in the last quarter on its 11% stake in OpenAI.
The Japanese technology investment company on Thursday posted a net profit of 248.59 billion yen, equivalent to $1.62 billion, for the three months ended December.
With the Vision Fund, SoftBank has invested in AI companies it believes will be category winners, seeking to position itself at the center of the technology's development. SoftBank posted a $2.4 billion gain at its Vision Fund.
Japan's SoftBank Group is expected to post a healthy profit on its investment in OpenAI when it reports quarterly results on Thursday, as the market focuses on how it will fund its artificial intelligence spending spree.
Shares of SoftBank Group Corp jumped after its telecom arm raised its full-year profit outlook. Renewed optimism around Arm Holdings added to bullish sentiment toward the group's AI exposure.
SoftBank unit Saimemory and Intel team up on new memory tech aimed at AI and high-performance computing. Prototypes are planned for 2028, with commercialization targeted for fiscal 2029.
SoftBank Group is in talks to invest another $30 billion in OpenAI, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (Jan. 28), citing unnamed sources. This investment would be in addition to the $22.
SoftBank is in discussions to invest up to an additional $30 billion in OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.