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11 October 2026

SoftBank seeks $100 billion to buy firms and add AI to them

First reported

Financial Times ran this on , a day before the next source picked it up.

  • SoftBank, the Japanese investor, is reportedly seeking $100 billion from Middle Eastern backers for a fund that would buy established businesses.
  • The plan is to buy companies that have not adopted AI or robotics and use its robotics unit, Roze, to improve them.

Reported by Tom's Hardware, Financial Times