SoftBank secures $21 billion in debt financing to support AI investments. The Japanese conglomerate increased margin loans, credit lines, and secured additional borrowings.
Amount Raised
$21 Billion
Round Type
Debt Financing
Minato CityEnergyHardwareSoftwareMobileArtificial IntelligenceVenture CapitalAngel InvestmentConsultingInvestors
Description
SoftBank Group Corp. is closing out the week with nearly $21 billion in committed and potential fresh borrowings to build out its artificial intelligence financing capacity. The company increased its margin loan backed by Arm Holdings by $5 billion to $25 billion and secured an additional $450 million to an existing credit line, bringing the total to $6.5 billion. Apollo Global Management is in talks to boost a loan to SoftBank by $3.6 billion to $9 billion to help finance its OpenAI investment
Quick answer
SoftBank Group raised $21 Billion in a Debt Financing round, dated September 18, 2026. Investors: Apollo Global Management, Inc. SoftBank Group is based in Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.
- How much did SoftBank Group raise?
- SoftBank Group raised $21 Billion in a Debt Financing round on September 18, 2026.
- Who invested in SoftBank Group?
- Apollo Global Management, Inc. is named as investors in this round.
- What does SoftBank Group do?
- SoftBank Group Corp. (Chairman & CEO: Masayoshi Son) Corporate and IR site provides company information such as our company profile, an overview of the company and Group companies, as well as IR and CSR.
- Where is SoftBank Group based and how big is it?
- SoftBank Group is based in Minato City, Tokyo, Japan. Fundz records about 66,000 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at SoftBank Group?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at SoftBank Group, including the CEO Office. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Energy and Hardware around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as SoftBank Group that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Crusoe raised $3.9B (Series F) on September 17, 2026.
- Crusoe raised $3.1B on September 12, 2026.
- IREN raised $363M (Debt Financing) on October 28, 2026.
- Lumilab raised an undisclosed amount (Pre-Seed) on October 20, 2026.
- Salience Labs raised $125M (Series B) on October 14, 2026.
- Scanntech raised $180M (Series F) on October 13, 2026.
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