SoftBank in talks to invest up to $30 billion more in OpenAI, source says

SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $30 billion more in OpenAI as part of a massive funding round that could raise as much as $100 billion, sources say. The deal would value the ChatGPT maker at around $830 billion, underscoring surging investor confidence in AI.

Deepa Seetharaman and Mrinmay Dey/Reuters

January 28, 2026

SoftBank in talks to invest up to $30 billion more in OpenAI, source says

FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank is displayed at a company shop in Tokyo, Japan January 28, 2025.

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FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank is displayed at a company shop in Tokyo, Japan January 28, 2025.

SoftBank 9984.T is in discussions to invest up to an additional $30 billion in OpenAI, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

The investment would form part of a funding round that could raise up to $100 billion for OpenAI, valuing the ChatGPT maker at about $830 billion, the source added.

The Wall Street Journal first reported the news.

SoftBank and OpenAI did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for a comment on the WSJ report.

Last year, Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank completed a $41 billion investment in OpenAI, marking one of the largest private funding rounds on record and giving the Japanese firm an estimated 11% stake in the ChatGPT maker.

-Deepa Seetharaman and Mrinmay Dey/Reuters