Sakana AI
PrivateLast Round
Series B
Nov 17, 2025
Est. Valuation
$2.65B
Total Funding Raised
$430M
Momentum
Top 10%
of companies Caplight tracks
Company Overview
Sakana AI is an artificial intelligence research and development company that specializes in creating nature-inspired AI models and foundation models to facilitate collaborative research and development.
Sector
AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure
Verticals
NLP & Conversational AI, ML Platforms, Threat Intelligence
Business Model
B2B
Customer Profile
Usage-Based SaaS, Services & Consulting, Subscription SaaS
AI Layer
Foundation
Keywords
Historical Pricing
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Sakana AI Funding Rounds
Historical fundraising activity
| Round | Date | Amount Raised | Valuation | Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | Nov 17, 2025 | ||||
| Series A | Sep 4, 2024 | ||||
| Seed | Jan 16, 2024 |
Sakana AI Investors
Notable investors and investment history
| Investor | Rounds |
|---|---|
| JAFCO Group Co., Ltd. | Series B, Series A, Seed |
| MUFG Innovation Partners | Series A |
| Geodesic Capital | Seed, Series B |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | Series A, Series B |
| Factorial Capital | Series B |
| TransLink Capital | Series A |
| Learn Capital | Seed |
Market signals
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- Aug 18, 2026
Grew 30% QoQ, from 197 to 257 employees.
- Jul 26, 2026
Monthly visitors increased 659% MoM, reaching 1.8 million.
Recent news
Latest coverage and updates
- hiresSep 24, 2026
Sakana AI Co. hired Jürgen Schmidhuber as Chief Scientific Advisor on Sep 25th '26.
- is_developingSep 20, 2026
Sakana AI Co. is developing AI system on Aug 16th '24.
- launchesSep 11, 2026
Sakana AI Co. launched Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2 on Sep 11th '26.
- launchesSep 7, 2026
Sakana AI Co. launched Sudoku-Bench on Jul 1st '25.
- is_developingAug 23, 2026
Sakana AI Co. is developing AI functions for integrated analysis operations on Jul 29th '26.
Sakana AI Filings
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Request accessFrequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Sakana AI's valuation, stock price, and market status.
Is Sakana a public or private company?
Sakana is a private company.
What is the current stock price of Sakana?
Sakana is a private company with no public stock price. No recent secondary market data is available.
How much is Sakana worth (valuation)?
Sakana's valuation is estimated at $2.6B based on funding round data.
Can I buy Sakana stock?
Sakana shares may be available on secondary markets subject to transfer restrictions. Caplight facilitates secondary market transactions for accredited investors. Visit https://www.caplight.com to learn more.
When was Sakana's last funding round?
Sakana's most recent funding round was Series B on November 17, 2025.
Who are the main investors in Sakana?
Key investors in Sakana include Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, Weston Nea.
Will Sakana IPO soon?
No public IPO plans have been announced for Sakana.
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