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Big up day in Softbank on the back of the OpenAI IPO announcement. If the valuation of OpenAI is much higher that where Softbank has invested lately, then this is bullish. On the other hand, does the IPO, and that of xAI show that debt markets are closed off to LLM makers? If Oracle starts to perform better, or Softbank hits new ATH, then I cover.

Published May 21, 2026Updated May 21, 20262 min read
Big up day in Softbank on the back of the OpenAI IPO announcement. If the valuation of OpenAI is much higher that where Softbank has invested lately, then this is bullish. On the other hand, does the IPO, and that of xAI show that debt markets are closed off to LLM makers? If Oracle starts to perform better, or Softbank hits new ATH, then I cover.
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