Softbank has reportedly finalized its $40 billion investment pledge to OpenAI.
The Japanese tech giant committed a final investment of $22 billion to $22.5 billion last week, according to sources close to the matter.
The announcement follows financial commitments made earlier in February 2025, when the company committed to spending “$3 billion US annually to deploy OpenAI’s solutions across its group companies, making it the first company in the world to integrate Cristal intelligence at scale, as well as deploying existing tools like ChatGPT Enterprise to employees across the entire group.”
Masayoshi Son, Chairman & CEO of SoftBank Group Corp., said: “This initiative will not only transform the way SoftBank Group operates but also revolutionize the way companies work in Japan and around the globe. SoftBank Group is fully committed to leveraging the new products across our entire organization and utilize our great partnership with OpenAI to drive the AI Revolution forward.”
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said: “This partnership with SoftBank will accelerate our vision for bringing transformative AI to some of the world’s most influential companies—starting with Japan.”
Junichi Miyakawa, President & CEO of SoftBank Corp., said: “We’re extremely pleased to be partnering with OpenAI. To realize our long-term vision of building next-generation social infrastructure with the aim of implementing AI into society, SoftBank Corp. has been promoting various initiatives, including the buildout of distributed AI data centers and Japan top-level AI computing platforms. I’m greatly looking forward to seeing how we can transform Japan’s businesses through our partnership with OpenAI. By supporting the implementation and utilization of Cristal intelligence, we’ll transform the management and operational practices of our clients.”
Before this investment, Softbank had already syndicated $10 billion and invested $8 billion in OpenAI.
By CEO NA Editorial Staff
