WS Investor
31 Dec 2025, 13:04
SoftBank Group Corp. announced that it has completed an additional $22.5 billion investment in OpenAI, fulfilling its full investment commitment made earlier in 2025.
The latest investment was executed through SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and follows an initial $7.5 billion investment completed earlier in the year. Combined with $11.0 billion from third-party co-investors, the total funding round reached $41.0 billion. As a result of the completed transactions, SoftBank Group’s aggregate ownership stake in OpenAI stands at approximately 11%.
SoftBank said the investment reflects its long-term commitment to artificial intelligence, while OpenAI highlighted SoftBank’s early conviction in AI and its role in supporting the company’s global scaling efforts.
Source: Company press release
The latest investment was executed through SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and follows an initial $7.5 billion investment completed earlier in the year. Combined with $11.0 billion from third-party co-investors, the total funding round reached $41.0 billion. As a result of the completed transactions, SoftBank Group’s aggregate ownership stake in OpenAI stands at approximately 11%.
SoftBank said the investment reflects its long-term commitment to artificial intelligence, while OpenAI highlighted SoftBank’s early conviction in AI and its role in supporting the company’s global scaling efforts.
Source: Company press release