SoftBank Deals

SoftBank Group will invest up to €75 billion to build 5 GW of AI data center capacity in France, starting with a €45 billion first phase delivering 3.1 GW in Hauts-de-France by 2031. ([group.softbank](https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20260531_0))

OpenAI and a syndicate of global private equity firms created The Deployment Company, a $10 billion-valued joint venture capitalized with over $4 billion to deploy OpenAI’s models across portfolio companies.

OpenAI raised $122 billion in committed capital at an $852 billion valuation from a global syndicate led by Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank and major financial investors to fund compute, data centers and an AI superapp strategy.

Nvidia is reported to be nearing a roughly $20 billion equity investment in OpenAI as part of a multi‑investor funding round that could total up to $100 billion.

SoftBank led a roughly $1.4 billion Series C investment in Skild AI, valuing the robotics foundation-model startup above $14 billion.

OpenAI and SoftBank Group are each investing $500 million in SB Energy to fund multi‑gigawatt AI data center campuses, starting with a 1.2 GW facility in Milam County, Texas, under the Stargate initiative.

SoftBank and co-investors fully fund a $41 billion round in OpenAI, giving SoftBank roughly an 11% stake in the company.

SoftBank completes a previously announced $40 billion investment into OpenAI, finalizing one of the largest private AI funding deals to date.

SoftBank will acquire DigitalBridge for $4 billion in cash to expand its AI-focused digital infrastructure portfolio.

SoftBank is working to deliver a previously agreed $22.5 billion multi-tranche investment into OpenAI to fund large-scale AI data center projects.

SoftBank leads OpenAI's $40B round at $300B valuation, contributing $7.5B

Microsoft commits 1.6 trillion yen (~$10 billion) to expand AI data centres, cyber defence partnerships and workforce training in Japan through 2029.

Microsoft will invest $10 billion between 2026 and 2029 to expand sovereign AI data centers, cybersecurity collaboration and AI workforce training in Japan in partnership with domestic tech firms.