Sakana AI expands Series B to approximately ¥32 billion
The round was first announced in November 2025 and updated in April 2026.
Sakana AI announced its Series B on 17 November 2025, initially raising ¥20 billion. In an update on 9 April 2026, the company put the round’s cumulative total at approximately ¥32 billion.
The expanded round included MUFG Bank, Khosla Ventures, Factorial Funds, Macquarie Capital, Mouro Capital, Mitsubishi Electric, Salesforce Ventures, Google, Datadog Ventures, Citi, CCI Group, NEA, Geodesic Capital, Lux Capital, Ora Global, Fundomo, MPower Partners, JAFCO, STNet and In-Q-Tel.
Sakana AI planned to invest in efficient AI research, applications for Japanese industries and strategic partnerships. Its priorities included model optimization and deployments in finance, defense and manufacturing.
Use of funds
Sustainable AI research
Deploy AI in Japanese industries
Strategic partnerships and expansion