Archive · 31 Dec 2025
SoftBank Completes $41 Billion OpenAI Investment
SoftBank, a big company from Japan, has finished putting a lot of money, $41 billion, into OpenAI, the company that makes ChatGPT.
This is one of the largest investments ever in a private company.
SoftBank now owns a small part, 11%, of OpenAI.
They did this in two steps.
First, they put in $7.5 billion in April 2025, and then they added another $22.5 billion later.
SoftBank's boss, Masayoshi Son, is really excited about AI and wants to be a big part of it because AI is becoming very important and lots of people want it.
SoftBank has completed a $41 billion investment in OpenAI, one of the largest private funding rounds in history.
SoftBank now holds an 11% stake in OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT.
The investment was made in two closings: $7.5 billion in April 2025 and $22.5 billion recently.
SoftBank is focusing on AI and related infrastructure due to the skyrocketing demand for AI applications.
SoftBank Chief Executive Masayoshi Son has made a significant bet on OpenAI as part of the company's AI strategy.
- Who
- SoftBank
- What
- Completed a $41 billion investment in OpenAI
- When
- The first closing was in April 2025, and the second closing was recently completed
- Where
- The investment is global, with SoftBank being a Japanese conglomerate and OpenAI being a U.S.-based company
- Why
- To capitalize on the growing demand for AI and related infrastructure
- Investment Amount
- $41 billion
- Investor
- SoftBank
- Company Invested In
- OpenAI
- Stake Acquired
- 11%
- Fund Used
- SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (SVF2)
- First Closing
- April 2025
- First Closing Investment
- $7.5 billion
- Second Closing Investment
- $22.5 billion