(Reuters) – CEO of the Softbank group, Masayoshi Son, plans to borrow $ 16 billion to invest in AI, said company leaders in Banks last week, the news website reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the issue.
The Japanese technological investor could borrow $ 8 billion at the start of 2026, added the report.
Reuters reported in January that Softbank was in talks to invest up to $ 25 billion in the owner of Chatgpt Openai, while the Japanese conglomerate continues to develop in the sector.
Softbank’s investment would be above $ 15 billion he has already engaged in Stargate, Reuters said, citing a person familiar with the problem.
The information previously indicated that Softbank planned to invest a total of $ 40 billion in Stargate and Openai and had started to borrow up to $ 18.5 billion in funding, supported by its listed assets.
Stargate is a joint venture of Oracle, Openai and Softbank, which plans to invest up to $ 500 billion to help the United States stay ahead of China and other competitors in the AI world race.
The company was announced by US President Donald Trump, Softbank’s son, CEO of Openai Sam Altman and Oracle Ellison president at the White House in January.
(Report by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru, edition by William Maclean)
