Key facts
- Sakana AI’s last known valuation is $2.6B (Nov 2025).
- It has raised $379.0M across 3 recorded rounds; the latest was Later Stage VC ($200.0M) in Nov 2025.
- Notable investors include 500 Global, Khosla Ventures, Global Brain, Salesforce Ventures, SBI Investment — 48 tracked in total.
- Status: Privately Held (backing).
Leadership
- David HaCo-Founder & CEO
- Llion JonesCo-Founder & CTO
- Ren ItoCo-Founder & Chairman
- ·Post-money valuations for all 3 rounds
- ·The complete investor list — 48 names
- ·Watchlist + deal alerts for Sakana AI
Funding rounds
3 roundsAbout Sakana AI
Operator of an artificial intelligence driven information technology company intended to build a model based on nature-inspired intelligence. The company specializes in developing an AI model that can generate text, images, video, code, and multimedia, enabling clients to collaborate on the research and development of generative AI.
- Industry
- AI/ML
- Sector
- Information Technology
- HQ
- Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 2023
- Employees
- 157
- Website
- sakana.ai/
- Ownership
- Privately Held (backing)
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Institutional fund marks
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