SoftBank Eyes $100B U.S. IPO for AI and Robotics Spinout ‘Roze’
SoftBank Group is reportedly planning to spin out an AI and robotics company called “Roze” for a $100 billion U.S. listing, CNBC reported Thursday, citing the Financial Times.
The planned IPO would be among the largest AI-related listings to date, according to the report.
Details of the spinout remain limited. Roze would consolidate SoftBank’s AI and robotics assets into a single publicly traded entity, according to the reports. The listing would take place on a U.S. exchange, giving American investors direct exposure to those holdings.
SoftBank, led by founder and CEO Masayoshi Son, has positioned itself as one of the world’s largest investors in artificial intelligence. The Tokyo-based firm is a major backer of OpenAI and holds a controlling stake in chip designer Arm Holdings, which has seen its valuation rise amid demand for AI computing hardware.
A $100 billion valuation would place Roze among the most valuable AI companies at the time of listing, though it would still trail the market capitalizations of established players like Nvidia and Microsoft. Some analysts have raised concerns about elevated valuations across the AI sector.
The planned U.S. listing comes as Washington has sought to attract foreign investment in domestic AI infrastructure. Son has previously announced plans to invest tens of billions of dollars in U.S.-based AI projects.
Major technology companies including Alphabet and Amazon have faced investor pressure to separate high-growth AI divisions from other business lines.
Neither SoftBank nor any representatives of the planned Roze entity have publicly confirmed the IPO plans. The reports are based on people familiar with the matter, according to the Financial Times, as cited by CNBC.
