Softbank

• SoftBank bereitet Roze AI vor, welches Robotics, Data Centers und AI Infrastructure für einen US IPO mit einer Zielbewertung von 100 Mrd. USD kombiniert. • Masayoshi Son unterstützt das Venture; ein Public Listing ist bereits für Ende 2026 oder 2027 möglich. • Führungskräfte planen einen Analyst Day im Juli, obwohl bisher keine Produkte oder Revenue-Pläne angekündigt wurden.

• A leading AI startup focused on enterprise AI solutions secured $150 million in Series B funding on April 25, 2026. • The round was led by Lightspeed Ventures and SoftBank, signaling strong investor confidence in scalable AI technologies for businesses. • This funding underscores accelerating growth in the US enterprise AI sector amid rising demand for efficient AI deployment tools.

• The U.S. Department of Energy announced a public-private partnership on March 20, 2026, to develop a major 10-gigawatt data center with dedicated power generation on a decommissioned uranium enrichment plant in Piketon, Ohio. • SoftBank, through SB Energy, is partnering with AEP Ohio to invest $4.2 billion in grid upgrades and new transmission lines, with companies asserting the project will not raise customer rates. • The initiative is part of the U.S.-Japan Strategic Trade and Investment Agreement and supports SoftBank's collaboration with OpenAI and Oracle on Stargate, an AI infrastructure project with potential $500 billion investment.