TREE NEWS reports: SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son is seeking to raise up to $100 billion from Gulf region investors for a new AI investment push, and has recently held talks with senior figures in the UAE and elsewhere. The capital would form a fund to acquire companies and improve their operations using AI and other advanced technology. SoftBank has already completed a $30 billion follow-on investment in OpenAI.
SoftBank’s Son Seeks Up to $100B From Gulf Investors for AI Fund
AI take
The scale here signals that sovereign Gulf capital is becoming a primary funding channel for AI consolidation, not just a passive allocator. The stated strategy — acquiring companies and upgrading them with AI — points toward a buyout-style playbook that could reshape how traditional businesses are valued once AI-driven operational gains are priced in. SoftBank's existing OpenAI exposure suggests the new vehicle would sit alongside, not replace, its model-layer bets. Whether Gulf backers commit at the upper end of the range is the open question.
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