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SoftBank Group

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SoftBank Group Corp.
Holding / corporate groupVenture Capital Firm
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Japanese investment holding company (Tokyo, 1981) founded by Masayoshi Son. It runs the SoftBank Vision Fund, controls Arm (~87%) and invests heavily in AI (incl. OpenAI, Stargate).

Founded1981Japan
HQTokyoJapan
Total fundingPublicly listed (TSE: 9984). Revenue ~¥6.76T, total assets ~¥46.72T (FY2023). Runs the SoftBank Vision Fund (>$100B).
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01 · About

SoftBank Group

Founded 1981 · Tokyo, Japan

SoftBank Group Corp. is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo (Tokyo PortCity Takeshiba). It was founded on September 3, 1981 by Masayoshi Son, who remains its chairman, CEO and largest shareholder (about 29.68% as of March 31, 2025). The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under ticker 9984. For fiscal 2023 it reported about ¥6.76T in revenue, ¥209.2B net income and ¥46.72T total assets, employing 65,352 people. SoftBank runs the SoftBank Vision Fund — the world's largest technology-focused VC fund (over $100B initial capital) — and controls chip designer Arm Holdings (~87%) and Japanese telecom operator SoftBank Corp. In recent years the group has invested heavily in artificial intelligence: it holds about 11% of OpenAI (~$34.6B invested by end of 2025), committed to the Stargate infrastructure project ($500B, announced January 2025), and acquired Ampere Computing ($6.5B, November 2025) and ABB's robotics division (~$5.375B, closing in 2026).

Founders

  • Masayoshi Son

    Founder, Chairman & CEO

    Japanese entrepreneur; founded SoftBank in 1981 and remains its chairman, CEO and largest shareholder.

02 · What they do

Domain of activity

3 industries
Who for3Industries
  • Finance & banking
  • Telecommunications
  • Software & Technology
03 · Geography

Global presence

HQ Tokyo · 2 regions
GlobalAsia
04 · Metrics

Scale & funding

founded 1981
1981founded
65,352 (FY2023)employees
Publicly listed (TSE: 9984). Revenue ~¥6.76T, total assets ~¥46.72T (FY2023). Runs the SoftBank Vision Fund (>$100B).total funding
public_companydevelopment stage
Publiclisted
activestatus
06 · Relations

Organizational relations

4 strategic relations · 2 subsidiaries

Strategic relations

4
  • Investment
    OpenAIAbout an 11% stake in OpenAI (~$34.6B invested by end of 2025).
  • Partnership
    A $500B commitment to the Stargate AI infrastructure project (announced January 2025).
  • Acquisition
    Acquisition of Ampere Computing for $6.5B (completed November 2025).
  • Acquisition
    Acquisition of ABB's robotics division (~$5.375B enterprise value, closing in 2026).
07 · Classification

Profile & metadata

4 classification · 4 external links

Classification

  • Statusactive
  • Development stagepublic_company
  • Listed onYes9984SFTBY
  • Organization typeHolding / corporate group+ Venture Capital Firm

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