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Japanese multinational founded 1981. Vision Fund deployed $100B+ into late-stage tech including OpenAI, Arm, and many…

Active Corporate VC 🇯🇵 Japan · Tokyo, Japan · Since 1981
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Portfolio Active
1
Latest OpenAI
Deal flow
$172.3B
3 rounds
Unicorns
1
≥ $1B valuation
Founded
1981
45 yrs
Latest
Mar 2026
OpenAI

About SoftBank Group

Japanese multinational founded 1981. Vision Fund deployed $100B+ into late-stage tech including OpenAI, Arm, and many AI leaders.

Investment activity

2025–2026
$50.3B
$122B
2
'25
1
'26

Sector focus

🧠 Foundation Models 3
🛠️ AI Developer Tools 3
💬 AI Chatbots 3

Geographic focus

US 1

Portfolio

1

OpenAI

Creator of ChatGPT, GPT-4, and the leading frontier AI lab.

Co-investors

5

Coatue Management

2 shared

Microsoft

2 shared

Thrive Capital

2 shared

Altimeter Capital

1 shared

M12 — Microsoft's Venture Fund

1 shared

Recent rounds

3
Mar 31, 2026 Series E $122B Lead OpenAI
Oct 2, 2025 Series B $10.3B Lead OpenAI
Mar 31, 2025 Series D $40B Lead OpenAI