Sakana AI

Active#12 worldwide · Foundation models

Tokyo lab developing nature-inspired and evolutionary AI methods and Japan-focused model services for banks, large companies and the defence sector.

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Last roundSeries B · Nov 2025

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Ranking	Tier	Rank	Edition	Next update
Foundation models · worldwide	Top 27	#12	Edition 0 · Oct 2026	4 Jan 2027

Rank historyOct 2026 · #12 Foundation modelsFirst edition: no movements yet.

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≈ USD 2.6bnUSD 2.1–3.3bn · Unicorn

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Anchor: Last known equity round: Series B · USD 135M · Nov 2025
Published valuation: about JPY 400bn (USD 2.65bn) · Nov 2025

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Funding history

Date	Round	Amount	Type	Investors
Nov 2025	Series B	USD 135M	Equity	MUFG, Khosla, NEA, Lux, Factorial, Salesforce Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Nvidia

About JPY 20bn; undisclosed strategic investments by Google, Citi and others in early 2026.

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Investors in Sakana AI: MUFG · Khosla Ventures · NEA · Lux · Factorial · Salesforce Ventures · In-Q-Tel · NVIDIA

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