US EditionSoftBank Vision Fund books $2.4 billion quarterly gain boosted by OpenAI bet
SoftBank's $1.6 billion profit in Q3 2025 was driven by a $4.2 billion gain on OpenAI and other Vision Fund investments, marking its fourth consecutive profitable quarter.
- Thursday's results show SoftBank reported a 248.6 billion yen profit for October–December, reversing a 369 billion yen loss in the same quarter last year.
- SoftBank's AI investments, including nearly $35 billion in OpenAI, helped drive gains, as the company said, reflecting broader asset moves.
- SoftBank's nine-month sales edged up nearly 8% to 5.7 trillion yen , and CFO Yoshimitsu Goto said `Our investments are beginning to pay off`.
- SoftBank Group shares rose 2.4% on Thursday after results, but the ABB robotics acquisition still needs regulatory approval in Europe, China and the U.S.
- Analysts cautioned against overreliance on a single investment like OpenAI, noting SoftBank Group Corp.'s financial results are volatile due to aggressive, often fledgling-tech investments.
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SoftBank’s All In on OpenAI and So Far It’s Paying Off
Masayoshi Son, the billionaire investor known for making risky bets that sometimes turn out so poorly Hollywood makes movies about them, made his biggest bet yet on OpenAI. Son, who’s called AI “humanity’s future,” has led SoftBank to pour $34 billion into ChatGPT-maker OpenAI so far — with a plan to add as much as $30 billion more to the pile during the AI company’s next funding round, the Financial Times reported. Boosted by OpenAI returns, S…
SoftBank Group sees profitability return on AI boom
Japanese technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group Corp. swung back into profitability in the last quarter of 2025 as its investments in OpenAI and other ventures paid off, the company said Thursday. SoftBank Group reported a 248.6 billion yen ($1.62 billion) profit for the October-December period, a reversal from 369…
SoftBank’s OpenAI bet pays off as Vision Fund posts $2.4B gain - Tech Startups
SoftBank made its boldest bet yet. The Japanese investment giant reported a $2.4 billion gain at its Vision Fund in the December quarter, driven by a sharp jump in the value of its stake in OpenAI, CNBC reports. The result marked […] The post SoftBank’s OpenAI bet pays off as Vision Fund posts $2.4B gain first appeared on Tech Startups.
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