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Masayoshi Son Seeks Up to $100B Gulf AI Fund

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 2:49 AM UTC · How we work

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Masayoshi Son is seeking up to $100 billion from Gulf investors for an AI-focused fund.
The fund will acquire companies and apply AI and SoftBank’s Roze robotics to improve operations.
SoftBank has invested roughly $65 billion in OpenAI, the ChatGPT developer.
SoftBank shares fell up to 7.3% in Tokyo after the report, citing OpenAI revenue worries.
In September, SoftBank raised about $11.1 billion via a high-yield bond sale for AI bets.

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Masayoshi Son is seeking up to $100 billion from Gulf investors for an AI-focused fund.
The fund will acquire companies and apply AI and SoftBank’s Roze robotics to improve operations.
SoftBank has invested roughly $65 billion in OpenAI, the ChatGPT developer.
SoftBank shares fell up to 7.3% in Tokyo after the report, citing OpenAI revenue worries.
In September, SoftBank raised about $11.1 billion via a high-yield bond sale for AI bets.