SoftBank Sets Sights on $100B Valuation for AI and Robotics Venture, Roze
SoftBank Group is gearing up to introduce and list Roze, an innovative AI and robotics company. The company is aiming for a staggering $100 billion valuation in a potential U.S. initial public offering, which could occur as early as the second half of 2026.
The venture, spearheaded by SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son, will concentrate on constructing data centers and deploying autonomous robotics. The goal is to expedite construction and enhance efficiency in large-scale AI infrastructure projects.
The company is set to incorporate SoftBank’s recent acquisitions, which include:
- ABB Robotics ($5.4 billion)
- Ampere Computing ($6.5 billion)
- DigitalBridge ($3 billion)
These will be combined with existing energy, land, and infrastructure assets.
Roze aims to streamline U.S. data center construction by deploying autonomous robots to aid in building server farms. This approach addresses labor shortages that have caused bottlenecks in AI infrastructure development. KPMG has been enlisted to prepare necessary financials and documents for the public offering. An analyst day is scheduled for July at a Texas data center to stimulate investor interest.
This initiative is a testament to Son’s broader belief that AI requires physical infrastructure, robotics, and industrial automation, not just software models. SoftBank has already established itself as a significant financier of American AI infrastructure through its involvement in the Stargate project. This is a planned $500 billion investment to construct AI data center capacity across the United States.
Source: CNBC