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OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle and MGX launch Stargate

OpenAI + SoftBank + Oracle + MGX

Primary sourcePress release only2025-01-21
Deal structureAI infrastructure buildout company / equity funding platform
GeographyUnited States / Texas first campus
Infrastructure layersData centers + chips + financing
Disclosed scale$500B intended over four years; $100B immediate deployment; initial Texas campus

Why it matters

The strategic read

Moves the AI buildout from cloud procurement into a dedicated infrastructure platform with named funders, operators, chip partners, and site expansion plans.

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What was disclosed

  1. 01

    Stargate intends to invest $500B over four years building AI infrastructure for OpenAI in the United States.

  2. 02

    OpenAI said $100B would begin deploying immediately and the buildout was underway starting in Texas.

  3. 03

    SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle and MGX were named equity funders; Arm, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Oracle and OpenAI were named initial technology partners.

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What is known—and what is not

Public launch announcement; campus-level definitive agreements and equity documents not fully public.