{"id":227526,"date":"2025-01-30T07:17:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T07:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/softbank-said-to-be-in-talks-to-invest-up-to-25-billion-into-openai\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T07:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T07:17:13","slug":"softbank-said-to-be-in-talks-to-invest-up-to-25-billion-into-openai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/softbank-said-to-be-in-talks-to-invest-up-to-25-billion-into-openai\/","title":{"rendered":"SoftBank Said to Be in Talks to Invest Up to $25 Billion Into OpenAI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion (roughly Rs.\u00a02,16,450 crore) in ChatGPT owner OpenAI, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the Japanese conglomerate continues to expand into the sector.<\/p>\n

SoftBank<\/a> could invest $15 billion (roughly Rs.\u00a01,29,880 crore)\u00a0to $25 billion\u00a0(roughly Rs.\u00a02,16,450 crore) directly into Microsoft-backed OpenAI<\/a>, some of which may be used to pay for OpenAI’s commitment to Stargate, the person said.<\/p>\n

Stargate is a joint venture by Oracle, OpenAI and SoftBank, that plans to invest up to $500 billion (roughly Rs.\u00a043,28.620 crore)\u00a0to help the United States stay ahead of China and other rivals in the global AI race.<\/p>\n

SoftBank’s investment would be on top of the $15 billion\u00a0(roughly Rs. 1,29,878 crore) it has already committed to Stargate<\/a>, the person said, adding the talks are at an early stage.<\/p>\n

The latest OpenAI investment talks were reported by the Financial Times earlier on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Tech news website The Information reported previously that SoftBank was planning to invest a total $40 billion (roughly Rs.\u00a03,46,320 crore) into Stargate and OpenAI and had begun talks to borrow up to $18.5 billion (roughly Rs.\u00a01,60,170 crore) in financing, backed by its publicly-listed assets.<\/p>\n

The Stargate venture was announced by US President Donald Trump, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman<\/a> and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison at the White House last week.<\/p>\n

However, since then, a little-known startup from China, DeepSeek<\/a>, has upended markets with a free artificial intelligence assistant it said was developed cheaply using lower-cost chips and less data than US rivals.<\/p>\n

SoftBank’s share price surged on news of the Stargate project but has fallen more than 12 percent since the Deepseek-induced selloff began.<\/p>\n

Its shares were down around one percent in morning trading on Thursday.<\/p>\n

SoftBank CEO Son’s plan to take a large stake in OpenAI and meet its Stargate commitments has been vetted by senior executives and the board at OpenAI, the Financial Times reported. Last year, SoftBank took a $1.5 billion (roughly Rs.\u00a012,990 crore) stake in OpenAI.<\/p>\n

OpenAI was valued at $157 billion (roughly Rs.\u00a013,59,250 crore) in its last funding round, cementing its status as one of the most valuable private companies in the world.<\/p>\n

OpenAI and SoftBank did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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