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Sakana AI

AI/ML · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2023 · Privately Held (backing)

Operator of an artificial intelligence driven information technology company intended to build a model based on nature-inspired intelligence. Sakana AI is based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 2023. It was valued at $2.6 billion at its early-stage round in Nov 2025, the last priced event on record. It has raised $379 million across 3 recorded rounds; the latest was a $200 million Series B in Nov 2025.

PMV mark · valuation
$2.6B
Oct 2026
Priced at
its early-stage round
Nov 2025
Total raised
$379.0M
Last round
Series B
Nov 2025

Sakana AI key facts

as of Oct 2026
  • Operator of an artificial intelligence driven information technology company intended to build a model based on nature-inspired intelligence.
  • Sakana AI is valued at approximately $2.6B as of Oct 2026, set at its early-stage round, Nov 2025; nothing has traded since, per PrivateMarketView’s mark.
  • It has raised $379.0M across 3 recorded rounds; the latest was Series B ($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).
PrivateMarketView mark
MEDIUM confidence
$2.6B

Valued at $2.6B at its early-stage round, Nov 2025. Nothing has traded since.

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Sakana AI funding rounds

3 rounds
Nov 2025Series B$200.0M▮
Sep 2024Series A$200.0M▮
Jan 2024Seed$30.0M▮
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Sakana AI leadership

Sakana AI valuation

Sakana AI was valued at $2.6 billion at its early-stage round in Nov 2025. That is the last priced event on record: no secondary trade or institutional fund mark has moved the figure since.

How much has Sakana AI raised?

Sakana AI has raised $379 million across 3 recorded rounds since 2024. The largest was a $30 million seed round in Jan 2024; the most recent was a $200 million Series B in Nov 2025.

Sakana AI investors

48 investors are on record for Sakana AI, including 500 Global, Khosla Ventures, Global Brain and Salesforce Ventures. By type, the record holds 15 venture capital firms and 1 angel investor.

Who runs Sakana AI

3 people are listed on the Sakana AI team: 3 executives, including David Ha (Co-Founder) and Llion Jones (Co-Founder).

Comparable companies

Comparable ai/ml names by valuation on PrivateMarketView: Manus AI ($2 billion), Wispr Flow ($2 billion) and Axiom (Palo Alto) ($1.6 billion).

About 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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