IPO
Coverage Timeline
newest first- Sep 4, 2026IPOSB Energy Amends S-1 for a $439B Backlog Listing$5B-$7B targeted raise→
- Sep 1, 2026IPOSB Energy Files IPO, Warns It's Tied to OpenAI$5-7B target raise→
- Aug 28, 2026FUNDINGSoftBank Goes Back for a Second $10B OpenAI Loan→
- Aug 27, 2026FUNDINGSoftBank in Talks for Majority Stake in 1X at $6B$6B valuation→
- Aug 17, 2026FUNDINGSoftBank Puts $200M Into Gravis Robotics at $1B$200M Series A at $1B→
- Aug 17, 2026FUNDINGGravis Robotics Lands $200M From SoftBank Alone$200M Series A→
- Aug 17, 2026BIG TECHNvidia Backs $105B OpenAI Data Center in OhioUp to $105B→
- Aug 6, 2026BIG TECHSoftBank Borrows $10B Against Its OpenAI Bet→
- Aug 5, 2026IPOSoftBank Jumps as Asia Tech Tracks AI Rally→
- Aug 5, 2026IPOSoftBank Surges 14% as Asia Tech Rallies+13.96% SoftBank→
- Jul 30, 2026BIG TECHChip Rout Goes Global as Kioxia, SoftBank Slide in Asia→
- Jul 27, 2026BIG TECHNvidia Weighs $250B Guarantee For OpenAI's Ohio Campus→
- Jul 27, 2026AINvidia In Talks For $250B OpenAI Data Center Backstop$250B guarantee→
- Jul 17, 2026BIG TECHAI Chip Trade Wobbles as SoftBank, Asia Semis Slide→
- Jun 27, 2026AISoftBank's CEO Isn't Alone in Doubting Elon Musk's Orbital Data Center HypeOrbital compute debate→
- Jun 19, 2026BIG TECHHyundai Takes Full Control of Boston Dynamics, Buying Out SoftBank for $325M$325M→
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IPO$5B-$7B targeted raise
SB Energy Amends S-1 for a $439B Backlog Listing
SoftBank's data center and power arm filed an amended registration statement on September 4 as it moves toward a Nasdaq debut under SBE, with Nvidia committing $1.5 billion at the IPO price.
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IPO
SB Energy Files IPO, Warns It's Tied to OpenAI
IPO$5-7B target raise
SB Energy Files IPO, Warns It's Tied to OpenAI
SoftBank-backed SB Energy filed for a US IPO warning investors it is substantially dependent on OpenAI, which is both its largest tenant and an equity holder.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
SoftBank Goes Back for a Second $10B OpenAI Loan
FUNDING
SoftBank Goes Back for a Second $10B OpenAI Loan
SoftBank is seeking another $10 billion loan against its OpenAI stake, just three weeks after its first margin loan closed, pushing its OpenAI-linked borrowing past $50 billion for the year.
FOLLOW-UP
FUNDING
SoftBank in Talks for Majority Stake in 1X at $6B
FUNDING$6B valuation
SoftBank in Talks for Majority Stake in 1X at $6B
SoftBank is in talks to buy a majority stake in 1X Technologies, the OpenAI-backed humanoid robot maker, at a $6 billion valuation, extending Masayoshi Son's robotics buying spree following its Boston Dynamics exit.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
SoftBank Puts $200M Into Gravis Robotics at $1B
FUNDING$200M Series A at $1B
SoftBank Puts $200M Into Gravis Robotics at $1B
SoftBank sole-invested $200 million into Gravis Robotics, a 75-person ETH Zurich spinout that retrofits excavators with autonomy kits, at a $1 billion valuation -- what the company calls the largest Series A in construction-robotics history.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
Gravis Robotics Lands $200M From SoftBank Alone
FUNDING$200M Series A
Gravis Robotics Lands $200M From SoftBank Alone
SoftBank invested $200 million in Gravis Robotics, a Zurich startup that retrofits excavators with autonomous software, in what the company calls the largest Series A in construction-robotics history.
DEEP DIVE
BIG TECH
Nvidia Backs $105B OpenAI Data Center in Ohio
BIG TECHUp to $105B
Nvidia Backs $105B OpenAI Data Center in Ohio
Nvidia will guarantee up to $105 billion in financing for the first phase of OpenAI's Ohio data center, a 4.25-gigawatt site built and operated by SoftBank's SB Energy under a 20-year lease.
DEEP DIVE
BIG TECH
SoftBank Borrows $10B Against Its OpenAI Bet
BIG TECH
SoftBank Borrows $10B Against Its OpenAI Bet
SoftBank secured a $10 billion margin loan against its OpenAI shares the same quarter an $8.2 billion Intel stake gain carried its earnings beat, while OpenAI itself contributed no investment gain at all.
DEEP DIVE
IPO
SoftBank Jumps as Asia Tech Tracks AI Rally
IPO
SoftBank Jumps as Asia Tech Tracks AI Rally
SoftBank shares surged more than 10% as Asian tech stocks tracked a strong Wall Street rally, with Arm's chip royalty optimism and gains at SK Hynix and Samsung all contributing.
IPO
SoftBank Surges 14% as Asia Tech Rallies
IPO+13.96% SoftBank
SoftBank Surges 14% as Asia Tech Rallies
SoftBank jumped nearly 14% and the KOSPI and Nikkei both rose more than 3.6% as Asian tech stocks tracked Wall Street's record-setting AI-fueled session.
BIG TECH
Chip Rout Goes Global as Kioxia, SoftBank Slide in Asia
BIG TECH
Chip Rout Goes Global as Kioxia, SoftBank Slide in Asia
A third day of chip-stock selling spread to Asia, with Kioxia down nearly 8%, SoftBank off more than 6%, and Tokyo Electron down almost 5% after SK Hynix missed second-quarter estimates, even as Samsung posted a record quarter the same morning.
BIG TECH
Nvidia Weighs $250B Guarantee For OpenAI's Ohio Campus
BIG TECH
Nvidia Weighs $250B Guarantee For OpenAI's Ohio Campus
Nvidia is negotiating a roughly $250 billion financing guarantee to help OpenAI lease SoftBank's planned 10-gigawatt Ohio data center, on top of a separate $350 billion chip-financing discussion.
AI
Nvidia In Talks For $250B OpenAI Data Center Backstop
AI$250B guarantee
Nvidia In Talks For $250B OpenAI Data Center Backstop
Nvidia is reportedly negotiating to guarantee roughly $250 billion in lending so OpenAI can lease a 10-gigawatt SoftBank-built data center campus in Piketon, Ohio, with total project financing potentially exceeding $500 billion.
BIG TECH
AI Chip Trade Wobbles as SoftBank, Asia Semis Slide
BIG TECH
AI Chip Trade Wobbles as SoftBank, Asia Semis Slide
A steep global tech selloff hit AI chip stocks hardest, with SoftBank falling over 9% and Asian semiconductor names tracking a Wall Street rout, as investors questioned whether AI infrastructure spending has outrun near-term demand.
AI
SoftBank's CEO Isn't Alone in Doubting Elon Musk's Orbital Data Center Hype
AIOrbital compute debate
SoftBank's CEO Isn't Alone in Doubting Elon Musk's Orbital Data Center Hype
As Elon Musk pitches data centers in orbit to power the next wave of AI compute, skepticism is mounting -- and SoftBank's Masayoshi Son, himself one of AI's biggest spenders, is among the doubters. Critics question the physics, economics and cooling realities of running AI clusters in space, casting the idea as visionary marketing more than near-term infrastructure.
BIG TECH
Hyundai Takes Full Control of Boston Dynamics, Buying Out SoftBank for $325M
BIG TECH$325M
Hyundai Takes Full Control of Boston Dynamics, Buying Out SoftBank for $325M
Hyundai Motor Group is buying SoftBank's remaining ~9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million, completing its takeover of the Waltham, Massachusetts robotics company and turning it into a wholly owned subsidiary. The move closes out the put option SoftBank retained when Hyundai bought 80% control in 2021, and hands the automaker undivided ownership of the world's most famous humanoid-robotics brand just as physical AI becomes a venture and corporate obsession.