PYMNTS.com December 30, 2025
SoftBank completed its promised $40 billion investment commitment to OpenAI, CNBC reported Tuesday (Dec. 30), citing unnamed sources.
The Japanese investment firm last week gave the artificial intelligence startup a final payment of $22 billion to $22.5 billion, the report said. SoftBank had previously syndicated $10 billion and invested $8 billion in OpenAI. This finalized investment gives SoftBank a more than 10% stake in the company.
CNBC previously reported that SoftBank was finalizing a $40 billion investment in OpenAI at a $260 billion pre-money valuation, adding that this funding would help support OpenAI’s AI infrastructure Stargate joint venture with Oracle and SoftBank.
Tuesday’s news followed a series of reports about OpenAI’s fundraising plans, including one from The Information that the...
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