# SoftBank seeks $100B AI fund from Gulf investors

> SoftBank aims to raise $100 billion from Gulf investors for a new AI fund.
- Title: SoftBank seeks $100B AI fund from Gulf investors · Dealroom
- Summary: SoftBank aims to raise $100 billion from Gulf investors for a new AI fund. SoftBank seeks up to $100 billion from Gulf investors to fund AI investments.
- Keywords: softbank, gulf investors, ai fund, vision fund, openai, roze, mubadala, public investment fund, we work, byte dance, startups, business
- Source: Dealroom — https://dealroom.co/news/161437-softbank-seeks-up-to-100b-from-gulf-investors-for-new-ai-fund
- Published: 2026-10-10T16:33:39+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: softbank, gulf investors, ai fund, vision fund, openai, roze, mubadala, public investment fund, we work, byte dance, startups, business
## SoftBank seeks $100B AI fund
SoftBank Group is seeking up to $100 billion from Gulf investors to fund new AI investments.
## Why now?
Son ramped up AI bets after SoftBank completed $30 billion investment in OpenAI and raised $11.1 billion in the largest high-yield corporate bond sale.
## Endgame and risks
The fund would buy companies and deploy AI and robotics from SoftBank's Roze arm to boost operations, with plans to take Roze public in the US.
## Key takeaway

SoftBank seeks up to $100 billion from Gulf investors to fund AI investments.