COMPANIES · FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT
SoftBank Group
In the AI Economy Index: overseas-only listing
Japanese holding company that invests in and finances technology businesses, including large stakes in OpenAI and Arm, and co-develops AI data-center infrastructure through the Stargate project.
Japanese holding company that invests in and finances technology businesses, including large stakes in OpenAI and Arm, and co-develops AI data-center infrastructure through the Stargate project.
It is one of the largest single financial backers of frontier AI, using its balance sheet to fund both AI labs (OpenAI) and the physical infrastructure (Stargate data centers) they run on.
Earns returns on its technology investment portfolio; also arranges debt and equity financing for AI infrastructure projects.
Japan
Financial and investment. The investors and financial firms whose capital is funding the AI buildout. These companies don't build AI technology themselves — they supply the enormous amounts of money it takes to build everything else on this map.
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Connections (9)
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Current relationships (3)
Source: 2026-02-25 · reviewed 2026-09-24
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating
Limits: Wayve's own release. It does not state SoftBank's share of the round, its ownership percentage, or any board or governance rights.
Wayve secures $1.5B to deploy its global autonomy platform ↗Source: 2026-01-15 · reviewed 2026-09-24
Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Reported operating
Limits: Trade reporting of a funding announcement. It does not establish how much of the round SoftBank provided, the ownership percentage acquired, any board seat, or any commercial relationship between the two companies.
Skild AI raises $1.4B, building 'omni-bodied' robot Skild Brain ↗Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-20
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Active joint venture
Limits: Confirms a joint venture was announced; does not disclose the venture's current operating status, financial structure, or ownership split.
SoftBank launches healthcare venture with Tempus AI ↗Dated or announced (6)
Source: 2026-10-01 · reviewed 2026-10-02
Evidence: Primary-source statement · $30 billion invested by December 2025; $30 billion follow-on completed in three $10 billion tranches (April 2026, July 2026 and 1 October 2026); cumulative investment $64.6 billion, about 13% ownership; bridge loan repaid.
Limits: The earlier tranches are from SoftBank's 6 August 2026 quarterly report. The 1 October 2026 close, the $64.6 billion cumulative total, about 13% ownership, the note funding and the bridge-loan repayment are from SoftBank's 1 October 2026 release. The total was invested over several rounds at different prices and is not a valuation.
Execution of Follow-on Investment (Third Tranche) in OpenAI ↗Source: 2026-08-26 · reviewed 2026-09-20
Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Reported in-progress negotiation, not confirmed complete, August 2026
Limits: This is a reported negotiation, not a confirmed or closed transaction; deal terms, final valuation and whether it closes at all remain unconfirmed by either company.
SoftBank eyes $6B 1X deal as humanoid robot race accelerates ↗Source: 2026-02-24 · reviewed 2026-09-20
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced
Limits: This is a deployment agreement specifically with SoftBank Corp. (the operating telecom subsidiary), not confirmed as an investment or agreement by SoftBank Group's holding company or its Vision Fund; it does not disclose contract value or delivered volumes.
SambaNova Unveils Fastest Chip for Agentic AI, Collaborates with Intel, and Raises $350M+ ↗Source: 2025-10-08 · reviewed 2026-09-24
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating
Limits: An agreement announced by ABB. It does not establish that the sale has completed, that regulatory approvals were obtained, the final price paid, or how the division will be operated under SoftBank ownership.
ABB to divest Robotics division to SoftBank Group ↗Source: 2025-09-24 · reviewed 2026-09-17
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced plan
Limits: Site-selection and buildout announcement; does not establish which sites are operating or their current capacity.
OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank expand Stargate with five new AI data center sites ↗Source: 2025-09-23 · reviewed 2026-09-22
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Historical / announced
Limits: Does not establish that all announced sites are operational -- several are under construction or planned -- and the $300B figure is a multi-year infrastructure commitment, not money already spent.
OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank expand Stargate with five new AI data center sites ↗Inclusion in this database is not an endorsement of a company or its securities. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell anything, and none of it is individualized investment advice. See the disclosures. Data: AI Map v3.25.43, released .