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Sakana AI

About Sakana AI

Sakana AI is an innovative artificial intelligence company focused on providing cutting-edge AI solutions to enhance business operations and decision-making processes. The company leverages advanced machine learning algorithms to deliver insights and automation tools tailored for various industries.

Business Information
Target Customers
enterprise mid-market businesses government
Industry Categories
AI, ML, Gen AI Data, Analytics, Data Science
Business Model
Revenue Model SaaS
Pricing Strategy Tiered subscription
Sales Channels direct, channel partners
Funding Timeline
Round Date Amount Investors
Series B Nov 17, 2025 $140.0M SCB10X_OFFICIAL, MUFG, khoslaventures +1 more
Series B Oct 21, 2025 $100.0M Unknown
Founders
D
David Ha

Founder & CEO

R
Ren Ito

Founder & CEO

L
Llion Jones

Founder & CEO

Investors
M
MUFG

Corporate Venture Capital

N
NEARProtocol

Blockchain Protocol

S
SCB10X_OFFICIAL

Corporate Venture Capital

k
khoslaventures

Venture Capital

Recent Mentions
raisingfi
Raising.fi @raisingfi
Oct 21, 2025

New Raise 🏛️ Company: Sakana AI 🔗 Website: https://t.co/4JKg92gEAR 📊 Amount: $100 Million 🔄 Round: Series B 🧮 Valuation: $2.5 Billion ⚙️ Industry: AI

SakanaAILabs
Sakana AI @SakanaAILabs
Nov 17, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce Sakana AI has raised ¥20B in our Series B! 🐟 From day one, we’ve taken a different path. Our research has always focused on developing efficient AI technology sustainably, driven by the belief that resource constraints—not limitless compute—are key to https://t.co/0hmjrsfoEf

_DailyDoseMedia
Daily Dose Media & Finance @_DailyDoseMedia
Nov 17, 2025

🚀 Exciting news! Sakana AI has raised $135M in Series B funding, reaching a valuation of $2.65B! 💰 This investment will supercharge their mission to develop cutting-edge AI models tailored for Japan! 🇯🇵🔍 Stay tuned for more innovations from Sakana A… https://t.co/qXoOaTmFMt

StartupHubAI
StartupHub.ai @StartupHubAI
Nov 17, 2025

Tokyo's Sakana AI lands a $135M Series B from the CIA. They're betting on evolving existing AI models, not building giant new ones, to create a sustainable and sovereign AI for Japan. https://t.co/B3rfmDBa8w

rohanpaul_ai
Rohan Paul @rohanpaul_ai
Nov 18, 2025

⚡️ Sakana AI has raised $135M Series B at a $2.65B valuation to build efficient, Japan focused AI models. The company wants sovereign AI for Japan that runs under realistic limits on compute and energy, so the whole thesis is to do more with fewer GPUs and smaller datasets. https://t.co/5pduTgjA1A

menlotimes
Menlo Times @menlotimes
Nov 18, 2025

Sakana AI @SakanaAILabs has Raised 20 Billion Yen in Series B Funding. Sakana AI, building a world-class AI research lab in Tokyo, led by David Ha, Llion Jones @YesThisIsLion, and Ren Ito, has raised 20 Billion Yen (135 million US Dollars) from new and existing investors, https://t.co/bX8QbiKPd5

Content_Fans
Content Fans @Content_Fans
Nov 20, 2025

🚀 Sakana AI just raised $135M in Series B to pioneer self-evolving, resource-conscious AI models for Japan & beyond! Backed by @MUFG, @khoslaventures & @NEA. #AI #SakanaAI