Archive · 7 Dec 2025
SoftBank Exits Nvidia to Fund AI Investments
SoftBank, a big investment company, sold all of its shares in Nvidia, which is a company that makes special computer chips for artificial intelligence.
The CEO of SoftBank, Masayoshi Son, said he was sad to sell these shares because he believes in Nvidia's potential.
However, he needed the money to invest in other AI projects, like OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT.
SoftBank is also planning to invest a lot of money in a big AI manufacturing hub in Arizona.
Even though selling Nvidia shares made the stock price drop a little, SoftBank thinks that AI will be very important in the future and will generate a lot of money for the global economy.
SoftBank sold its entire $5.8 billion stake in Nvidia to fund AI investments.
Masayoshi Son, SoftBank's CEO, expressed reluctance to sell Nvidia shares.
SoftBank plans to invest $30 billion in OpenAI and up to $1 trillion in an AI manufacturing hub in Arizona.
Nvidia's share price dropped by 3% following SoftBank's sale.
SoftBank's second-quarter net profit more than doubled to 2.5 trillion yen ($16.6 billion), driven by OpenAI holdings.
- Who
- Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group, Nvidia, OpenAI, Donald Trump, Sam Altman, Larry Ellison
- What
- SoftBank's sale of Nvidia stake to fund AI investments
- When
- Recently, with additional context from 2019 and February 2025
- Where
- Tokyo, Japan, and Arizona, USA
- Why
- To invest in OpenAI and other AI projects
- SoftBank's Q2 Net Profit
- 2.5 trillion yen ($16.6 billion)
- Nvidia Share Drop After Sale
- 3%
- Project Stargate Investment
- Up to $500 billion
