Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2025

Artificial intelligence dominates this year’s list of 25 venture-backed startups we think most likely to reach a $1 billion valuation. Edited by Amy Feldman, Forbes Staff Editorial Operations: Elisabeth Brier Reporters: Emily Baker-White, Jeremy Bogaisky, Moya Johnson, Richard Nieva and Rashi Shrivastava This is the 11th year we have partnered with TrueBridge Capital Partners to…

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Powered By AI Boom, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Reclaims Position As Japan’s Richest Person

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at a session with Open AI CEO Sam Altman during an event called Transforming Business through AI in Tokyo in February. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son reclaimed the crown as Japan’s richest person after a four-year gap, with shares of his Tokyo-listed investment conglomerate surging over 60%…

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