LATEST ROUND
Series B
$129.1M · 2025-11-17
RAISED ON RECORD · USD
$359.1M
across 3 verified rounds
INVESTORS
25
3 leads
SOURCES
3
from 3 publishers
1 source
The article also mentions earlier Series A figures and total raised; those are excluded from this round's amount and valuation.
Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "In pursuit of that goal, Tokyo-based Sakana AI has closed a ¥20 billion (approximately $135 million) Series B funding round, which values the company at $2.65 billion post-money, up from a pre-money valuation of $2.5 billion, CEO David Ha told TechCrunch.": brand backfill: the cited page states the round's ¥20 billion (approximately $135 million)
1 source
The source says the round was led by New Enterprise Associates, Khosla Ventures and Lux Capital, with participation from Translink Capital, 500 Global and NVIDIA; it separately identifies the remaining named investors as participating in the Series A.
Published by hand (sakana.ai): "We are thrilled to announce our Series A Funding Round, where we are proud to raise approximately $200M from key investors and partners who believe in our mission.": brand backfill: the cited page states the round's $200M
1 source
Published by hand (siliconangle.com): "Sakana AI, an artificial intelligence startup based in Tokyo, Japan that takes inspiration from the way that animals such as fish and birds work together, today announced it has raised $30 million in seed funding to build smaller and more agile AI models.": brand backfill: the cited page states the round's $30 million
| Round | Amount | Announced | Lead | Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $129.1M ¥20B financing total ¥20 billion (approximately $135 million) at $2.65 billion post-money valuation | 2025-11-17 | not stated | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source
The article also mentions earlier Series A figures and total raised; those are excluded from this round's amount and valuation. Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "In pursuit of that goal, Tokyo-based Sakana AI has closed a ¥20 billion (approximately $135 million) Series B funding round, which values the company at $2.65 billion post-money, up from a pre-money valuation of $2.5 billion, CEO David Ha told TechCrunch.": brand backfill: the cited page states the round's ¥20 billion (approximately $135 million) | ||||
| Series A Series A Funding Round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $200M | 2024-09-17 | New Enterprise Associates, Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source The source says the round was led by New Enterprise Associates, Khosla Ventures and Lux Capital, with participation from Translink Capital, 500 Global and NVIDIA; it separately identifies the remaining named investors as participating in the Series A. Published by hand (sakana.ai): "We are thrilled to announce our Series A Funding Round, where we are proud to raise approximately $200M from key investors and partners who believe in our mission.": brand backfill: the cited page states the round's $200M [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: sakana.ai·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||
| Seed [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $30M | 2024-01-16 | Lux Capital, Khosla Ventures | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source Published by hand (siliconangle.com): "Sakana AI, an artificial intelligence startup based in Tokyo, Japan that takes inspiration from the way that animals such as fish and birds work together, today announced it has raised $30 million in seed funding to build smaller and more agile AI models.": brand backfill: the cited page states the round's $30 million [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: siliconangle.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||