SoftBank’s $40 Billion Bridge Loan and $30 Billion OpenAI Bet: Inside the Most Aggressive AI Investment of the Decade

In late February and March 2026, SoftBank Group Corp. released two press statements that, when read together, reveal one of the most consequential financial maneuvers in the history of technology investing. The first announcement, dated February 27, 2026, disclosed SoftBank’s plan to invest \$30 billion in OpenAI through Vision Fund 2. The second, dated March …