SoftBank has sold its Nvidia holdings for $5.8 billion as it prepares to invest more than $30 billion in OpenAI. The move highlights the Japanese conglomerate’s confidence that AI-driven software and data intelligence will shape the next technology cycle.
Quarterly earnings showed a profit of 2.5 trillion yen, up more than 100% year-on-year. The company attributed much of the increase to its growing AI portfolio and valuation gains in OpenAI-linked assets.
CFO Yoshimitsu Goto stated that the Nvidia sale was not a response to market concerns but a strategic necessity. “We had to mobilize existing assets to fund our new commitments,” he said.
Nvidia’s shares fell 3.5% after the announcement, with Arm and Micron also declining as investors locked in profits from an overheated AI market. The Nasdaq Composite closed lower by 0.85%.
Industry analysts say the move positions SoftBank to participate more directly in the development of generative AI rather than remaining a passive investor in chip infrastructure. The sale also strengthens its war chest for long-term innovation.