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title: "Apollo Negotiates $9 Billion SoftBank Loan to Fund OpenAI Bets"
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source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/ai/apollo-negotiates-9-billion-softbank-loan-to-fund-openai-bets-23f45175","https://huggingnews.com/ai/apollo-negotiates-9-billion-softbank-loan-to-fund-openai-bets-23f45175"]
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# Apollo Negotiates $9 Billion SoftBank Loan to Fund OpenAI Bets

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**Published:** 2026-09-17T11:52:30.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** openai, softbank, funding, apollo, investment, ai\-portfolio, loan

## Summary

The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank is seeking additional liquidity for its artificial intelligence portfolio through a new agreement with a US\-based lender\. Ap…

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/apollo-negotiates-9-billion-softbank-loan-to-fund-openai-bets-23f45175>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/apollo-negotiates-9-billion-softbank-loan-to-fund-openai-bets-23f45175>)