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2026
SoftBank, MOL and e5 sign maritime broadband MoU
SoftBank, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and e5 Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding to promote maritime broadband communications using OneWeb satellites, including studying maritime digitization use cases and demonstrating satellite antennas on MOL-operated ferries.
2026
SoftBank announces planned $50 billion investment in Malaysia
SoftBank Group plans to invest $50 billion in Malaysia’s technology sector, focusing on artificial intelligence, new technologies and data centers, according to a report citing Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
2026
SoftBank Group sells 71.5% of its TSMC stake and buys Capital One and Life360 shares in Q2
SoftBank Group adjusted its equity portfolio in the second quarter, selling 1.4 million TSMC shares for about $269.8 million, roughly 71.5% of its TSMC holding, while newly buying 276,811 Capital One shares worth about $55.5 million and 10,718 Life360 shares worth about $488,500 as of the end of June, per its 13F filing.
2026
OpenAI signs 20-year data center lease with SoftBank's SB Energy for PORTS-Pike campus
OpenAI signed a 20-year lease with SoftBank's energy developer SB Energy on August 17, 2026, to lease about 8 IT-GW of AI compute capacity at the PORTS-Pike campus in Pike County, Ohio, with the campus planned for about 10GW of data center capacity and at least 10GW of new power generation.
2026
SoftBank Group to acquire DigitalBridge for $4 billion
SoftBank Group has agreed to acquire DigitalBridge Group, Inc., a US alternative asset manager focused on digital infrastructure, at an enterprise value of approximately $4 billion, or $16 per share in cash. The deal, unanimously approved by DigitalBridge's board, is expected to close in the second half of 2026 subject to regulatory approvals, with DigitalBridge continuing to operate as an independent managed platform led by CEO Marc Ganzi.
2025
SoftBank to acquire ABB's robotics business for US$5.375 billion
SoftBank Group and ABB announced an agreement on October 8, 2025 for SoftBank to acquire ABB's robotics business for a total of US$5.375 billion, with completion expected in mid-to-late 2026. Speaking at the China International Industry Fair on October 12, 2026, ABB Robotics China president Han Chen said the transaction was progressing well with all processes advancing normally, remained within the preset time window, and would not affect ABB Robotics' strategy or its commitments in the Chinese market.
2022
General Motors to acquire SoftBank's stake in Cruise
General Motors announced it would acquire SoftBank's stake in Cruise for $2.1 billion and replace the additional $1.35 billion investment SoftBank Vision Fund had committed to Cruise. GM said its total investment would be $3.45 billion, and it would own about 80% of Cruise after the transaction closes.
2022
Nvidia-Arm acquisition deal falls through
Nvidia abandoned its planned acquisition of Arm from SoftBank, ending the proposed deal, according to the report.
2022
Nvidia abandons acquisition of Arm
Nvidia abandoned its proposed acquisition of Arm at a board meeting on February 7. The report says regulators in the United States, United Kingdom and European Union had raised competition concerns; SoftBank was due to receive a termination fee.
2022
Cruise announces additional $1.35 billion in funding
Cruise announced that it had raised an additional $1.35 billion in funding from existing investor SoftBank to help scale its service.
2021
Better announces amended financing agreement
Better and Aurora announced an amended transaction agreement providing for up to $1.5 billion in financing for Better, including a $750 million bridge note funded immediately and a further convertible-note commitment of up to $750 million.
2021
Delhivery files draft IPO prospectus
Delhivery filed a draft red herring prospectus with SEBI for a proposed IPO seeking to raise Rs 7,460 crore.
2021
Candy Digital secures $100 million in Series A funding
Candy Digital secured $100 million in Series A funding co-led by Insight Partners and SoftBank, valuing the company at $1.5 billion.
2021
SoftBank acquires patents from Loon
SoftBank announced that it had acquired about 200 patents from Loon, bringing its HAPS-related patent portfolio to about 500 patents, including pending patents. SoftBank and its subsidiary HAPSMobile plan to use the portfolio for commercial HAPS services.
2021
Ola Electric raises over $200 million
Ola Electric said it raised more than US$200 million from Falcon Edge, SoftBank and other investors, valuing the company at US$3 billion. The company said the funding would accelerate development of additional vehicle platforms.
2021
Blockdaemon completes $155 million Series B funding round
Blockdaemon completed a $155 million fundraising at a valuation of $1.25 billion. The round was led by Vision Fund 2, SoftBank’s venture capital fund.
2021
SoftBank launches second Latin America investment fund
SoftBank announced a second private investment fund focused on Latin America, adding $3 billion for investments and bringing the total earmarked for the region to $8 billion. The fund plans to invest in technology-related companies.
2021
Cybereason raises $275 million in Series F funding
Cybereason announced that it had raised $275 million in late-stage Series F funding, led by Liberty Strategic Capital with participation from Neuberger Berman and SoftBank Group.
2021
Flipkart raises $3.6 billion in funding
Flipkart raised $3.6 billion in a funding round led by CPP Investments, GIC, SoftBank and Walmart, valuing the company at $37.6 billion.
2021
Hyundai Motor Group holds an 80% stake in Boston Dynamics
Hyundai Motor Group and its subsidiaries hold 80% of Boston Dynamics, while SoftBank holds the remaining 20%. The source does not state when the ownership transfer was completed.