SoftbankFounder of the GroupSun Yat-sen (1949-), Japanese businessman and chairman of the Board of Directorsis planning a heavy investment in the tech sector. According to people familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg, Son is looking to raise as much as $100 billion to set up a newAI chipThe company, in a move intended to rival chip giantNVIDIA, computer graphics card companyDirect competition is initiated.
The project, codenamed "lzanagi" internally, is said to be led by Masayoshi Son himself. The strategic intent is for the new company to complement the business of Arm Holdings, the chip design arm of the SoftBank Group, and jointly promoteAIThe development of technology.
Regarding the source of funds, Masayoshi Son is considering $30 billion to be provided by the SoftBank Group as start-up capital, while the remaining $70 billion may come from investment institutions in the Middle East. At present, the specific fund-raising program and the use of funds are still being planned and discussed.
If this program goes forward, this will not only be theartificial intelligence (AI)domain selfChatGPTOne of the largest investments since its introduction, it also marks another important layout of Masayoshi Son in the field of technology. The industry is generally concerned about whether this new company can successfully challenge existing market leaders such as Nvidia and bring a new competitive pattern to the AI chip market.
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