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Masayoshi Son

Founder, chairman and CEO, SoftBank · Chairman, Stargate initiative

verification: confirmed

The founder, chairman and CEO of SoftBank, who co-announced the $500 billion Stargate initiative.

At a glance

Current roles: Founder, chairman and CEO, SoftBank
Chairman, Stargate initiative
Category: Executive
Jurisdiction: Private sector (no public jurisdiction)
Verification: confirmed — Two independent accounts agree
In the record: 2 sources · 2 connections · 0 dated entries
Record id: PJP10

Key facts

2025-01-21Co-announced the $500 billion Stargate initiative with Trump, Altman and Ellison on January 21, 2025.^[1],[2]
Raised SoftBank's commitment from $100 billion to $200 billion at Trump's urging.
Holds about 34% of SoftBank.

The record

SoftBank founder/chairman/CEO; co-announced $500B Stargate with Trump/Altman/Ellison (Jan 21 2025); raised the SoftBank commitment $100B→$200B at Trump's urging; ~34% of SoftBank

Relationships · 2

Chairs

Stargate initiative

Leads

SoftBank

In the Watch · 2

eventWhite House Stargate announcement (Jan 21 2025)

eventSoftBank $10B margin loan vs OpenAI stake (Jul 1 2026)

Sources · 2

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