SoftBank and Nvidia complete $30B OpenAI funding pledges

Published Thursday, October 1, 2026 · 4:25 PM EDT

SoftBank and Nvidia have each made a final $10 billion investment to complete their respective $30 billion pledges to OpenAI's last funding round, The Information reported. The payments complete the two investors' commitments to that round; Nvidia's final payment was reported on a source's account.

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