Shares in the chip maker rose following news of SoftBank’s planned investment and a possible stake for the U.S. government.

SoftBank Group Corp. shares look to have limited upside after the rally this month that added more than ¥7 trillion ($47 billion) to an all-time high Monday.

Big Tech and venture capital firms led the way in billion-dollar rounds going to AI companies in 2025, according to Crunchbase data. With a collective $73 billion raised via those rounds, we take a look at the AI investors leading the way in the sector’s funding growth.

Below are major AI investments SoftBank has announced so far. On August 18, SoftBank announced a $2 billion equity investment in Intel, saying the deal reflected its belief that chip manufacturing and supply would expand further in the U.

Earlier this week, Foxconn Chairman Young Liu confirmed that SoftBank has acquired its Ohio plant to build new AI servers in the US. The transaction was

SoftBank Group Corp. is the buyer taking ownership of Foxconn Technology Group’s electric vehicle plant in Ohio, a move aimed at kick-starting the Japanese company’s $500 billion Stargate data center project with OpenAI and Oracle Corp.

Son is also pursuing a $6.5 billion acquisition of Ampere Computing and reportedly eyeing up to $30 billion in OpenAI funding. But execution isn't running on schedule. For the first time, SoftBank's CFO admitted that Stargate is delayed.