Announcing Our Series A

Sakana AI ● Covered by 6 sources

Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based AI research company, announced a Series A funding round raising approximately $200M led by New Enterprise Associates, Khosla Ventures, and Lux Capital, with participation from NVIDIA and major Japanese financial and industrial firms. The company will leverage NVIDIA GPU access and collaborate on research, infrastructure, and community building to develop nature-inspired foundation models. Sakana AI aims to establish a world-class AI lab in Japan to help the country address demographic decline and geopolitical challenges while building competitive advantage in AI development.