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# SoftBank Group Invests $10 Billion in OpenAI

By Kosaku Narioka

SoftBank Group has invested an additional $10 billion in OpenAI Group as part of its previously announced $30 billion investment plan. 

The Japanese technology investment company said Wednesday that it borrowed $10 billion under a bridge facility agreement to fund the second tranche of the investment through its Vision Fund 2. 

SoftBank Group said it plans to complete the final $10 billion tranche on Oct. 1. It invested the first tranche of $10 billion in the ChatGPT maker in April. 

News Corp, owner of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, has a content-licensing partnership with OpenAI. 

Write to Kosaku Narioka at kosaku.narioka@wsj.com 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

July 01, 2026 03:52 ET (07:52 GMT)

Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

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