SoftBank CEO laments $160B loss from Nvidia stake sale, launches $100B AI fund

Aug 08, 2025
Fortune
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Summary

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son tearfully laments selling his $3.6 billion Nvidia stake in 2019 for $160 billion loss, launches $100 billion AI fund named Izanagi.

Key Points

  • SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son sold his 5% stake in Nvidia worth around $3.6 billion in 2019
  • Son tearfully regrets selling the Nvidia stake, which is now worth around $160 billion
  • Son is launching a new $100 billion fund for artificial superintelligence, named after the Shinto god of creation Izanagi

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