Masayoshi Son’s $177 Billion Regret: In 2017, SoftBank invested $4 billion in Nvidia, securing a 4.9% stake and becoming one of its biggest shareholders. By early 2019, Son cashed out, netting a $3.3 billion profit. Fast forward to today, Nvidia’s AI-fueled rise has pushed its market cap to $3.616 trillion, which would Son’s worth $177.18 billion today if he kept his shares. At Nvidia’s AI Summit in Tokyo, CEO Jensen Huang jokingly consoled Son, saying, ‘It’s okay, we can cry together.’ Yet, the two tech giants have more to share: SoftBank and Nvidia are teaming up to create Japan’s most powerful AI supercomputer using Nvidia’s Grace Blackwell platform. The partnership will also pilot AI-RAN, a next-gen network handling both AI and telecom workloads efficiently. For the record, despite the missed opportunity, Masayoshi Son’s net worth remains an impressive $16.6 billion as of November 12, 2024. nextshark 👈👈👈 follow us for more stories like this. #nextshark #tech #nvidia #softbank