# Sakana AI funding rounds and investors

As of 13 Oct 2026, Sakana AI has raised $359.1M across 3 verified rounds on record (amounts in other currencies converted to USD); latest: ¥20 billion (approximately $135 million) Series B, announced 17 Nov 2025.

Sakana sells advanced AI models and solutions focused on natural language processing and intelligence applications, primarily to businesses in finance and defense.

Website: https://sakana.ai  
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan  
Page: https://fireround.dev/companies/sakana.ai

## Verified rounds

| Announced | Round | Amount | Lead investors | Other investors | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-11-17 | Series B | ¥20 billion (approximately $135 million) | not stated | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Khosla Ventures, Macquarie Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Lux Capital, In-Q-Tel | [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/17/sakana-ai-raises-135m-series-b-at-a-2-65b-valuation-to-continue-building-ai-models-for-japan) |
| 2024-09-17 | Series A | $200M | New Enterprise Associates, Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital | Translink Capital, 500 Global, Nvidia, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, Mizuho Financial Group, NEC, SBI Investment, Dai-ichi Life Insurance, Itochu, KDDI, Fujitsu, Nomura, ANA Holdings, Tokio Marine Group, Global Brain, JAFCO Group, Miyako Capital | [sakana.ai](https://sakana.ai/series-a) |
| 2024-01-16 | Seed | $30 million | Lux Capital, Khosla Ventures | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, KDDI, Sony | [siliconangle.com](https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/16/sakana-ai-raises-30m-develop-small-collaborative-ai-models) |

Source: Fireround (https://fireround.dev), an open-source funding feed. Each round is checked against the pages listed with it.