Since the start of 2017, SoftBank has made substantial investments in businesses ranging from ride sharing, co-working and robotics to agriculture, cancer detection and autonomous driving. Visit the Softbank Group website

Jan 22, 2025 · António Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, headlined a flurry of activities and talk sessions on Wednesday as the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos.

Jan 23, 2025 · Hanwha Life signed business agreements with global investment firms SBVA and Celadon Partners on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, the insurer said Thursday. The goal is to expand its …

In 1981, Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG), a global technology company that aspires to drive the Information Revolution. SBG and its portfolio companies cover a range of technologies, including advanced telecommunications, internet services, AI, smart robotics, IoT and clean energy.

Jan 22, 2025 · U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the 55th annual World Economic Forum, Jan. 22 in Davos, Switzerland. ... SoftBank and OpenAI, whose ChatGPT chatbot has led to fascination ...

Mar 7, 2024 · 2024’s World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting was held from January 15-19 in Davos, Switzerland, and this year’s program featured AI House Davos, a new initiative that brought leaders in industry, civil society, government, the investing community and academia together to drive the global convers…

SBI Holdings is an internet-based financial conglomerate spun off from SoftBank. It has approximately 24 million customers, 240 subsidiaries and over 5,000 employees. Its three mainstay businesses are financial services, asset management that primarily involves the operation of investment funds, and biotechnology-related businesses.

1 day ago · SoftBank is in talks to invest as much as $25bn into OpenAI, in a deal that would make it the ChatGPT maker’s biggest financial backer, as the pair partner on a huge new artificial intelligence ...

14 hours ago · Artificial intelligence group is seeking to raise $40bn ... SoftBank is set to invest between $15bn and $25bn into ... That deal made it one of the most highly valued private start-ups in the world.

Softbank has funded some of the world’s largest and most successful start-up technology companies, with early investments in Yahoo, Alibaba and Huffington Post, among other notable deals.