# SoftBank

Type: Company (SFTBY)

Source: Climate Intelligence Brief — https://getclimatebrief.com/entity/softbank
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## Timeline

- **2027-Q1**: Phase 1 Groundbreaking — Scheduled start for the first 1GW of data center capacity and supporting infrastructure.
- **2026-08-25**: Jury convenes in Bengaluru — Jury led by Rishad Premji selects winners through a secret ballot.
- **2026-08-18**: Best on Campus and Comeback Kid nominees revealed — The Economic Times reveals the shortlists for Best on Campus and Comeback Kid categories.
- **2026-08-17**: Bootstrap Champ and Top Innovator nominees revealed — ET Startup Awards announces shortlists for two other categories ahead of the main event.
- **2026-Q3**: Environmental Review — Commencement of impact assessments for on-site natural gas power generation.
- **2026-03-20**: Project Announcement — U.S. DOE officially announces the 10GW partnership with SoftBank and AEP Ohio.
- **2024**: Emergent founded — Mukund Jha founds Emergent in Bengaluru and San Francisco as an AI app-building platform.
- **2022**: Scapia founded — Anil Goteti founds Scapia in Bengaluru as a travel fintech platform built around a co-branded credit card.
- **2015**: ET Startup Awards launched — The Economic Times Startup Awards are introduced, becoming a prestigious honor for Indian entrepreneurs.
- **2015**: SolarSquare founded — Shreya Mishra, Neeraj Jain, and Nikhil Nahar found SolarSquare in Mumbai as a residential rooftop solar company.
- **2015**: Shadowfax founded — Abhishek Bansal, Vaibhav Khandelwal, Praharsh Chandra, and Gaurav Jaithlia found Shadowfax in Bengaluru as a third-party logistics provider.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### SolarSquare's 20-City Rooftop Solar Network Up for ETSA Comeback Kid
2026-08-18 03:41:02 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

For clean energy professionals, SolarSquare's nomination as Comeback Kid reflects scaling of residential rooftop solar with financing, subsidies, and performance guarantees across 20 Indian cities.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/solar-square-20-city-rooftop-solar-etsa-comeback-kid

### Trump Admin Unveils 10GW AI Data Center & Gas Power Hub at Ohio Uranium Site
2026-03-21 00:24:02 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

The U.S. Department of Energy has partnered with SoftBank and AEP Ohio to transform a decommissioned uranium enrichment site into a 10-gigawatt AI data center complex powered by new natural gas plants. This project represents a massive scale-up in domestic AI infrastructure and a strategic pivot toward gas-fired baseload power to meet surging tech demands.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/trump-admin-10gw-ai-data-center-ohio-uranium-site

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