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Who invested in Sakana AI?
Sakana AI's investors include Khosla Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Lux Capital, NVIDIA and 500 Global, and 7 more on record.
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?Series A$100MRound$135MSeries B?Venture
Japan · Venture startup
Who invested in Sakana AI
4 rounds we have observed, with the 12 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.
Raised 9 months agoValuation: $2.6B, Mar 2026
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Funding summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026
$235Mraised across 4 rounds since 2024, from 6 sources
$100MRound$135MSeries B
- Latest round
- VentureFeb 2026
- Biggest round
- $135MSeries B · Nov 2025
- Investors
- 12 (2 led)
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A Sept 2024
- Biggest round
- $135M Series B · Nov 2025
- Usual gap between rounds
- 2 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Feb 2026VentureAmount undisclosed3 new2 returning
Source recorded
- Nov 2025Series B$135M5 new3 returning
New Enterprise Associates
Khosla Ventures
Lux Capital
In-Q-Tel- Macquarie Group
- Sakana AI
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
MPower Partners
Reported by TechCrunch and 2 others
- Oct 2025
- Sept 2024Series AAmount undisclosed4 new
Reported by New Enterprise Associates
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Series A2024Round2025Series B2025Venture2026Khosla VenturesLNew Enterprise AssociatesLLux CapitalNVIDIA
500 Global
CitibankIn-Q-Tel
Basis Set VenturesMacquarie GroupSakana AI
Khosla VenturesLNew Enterprise AssociatesLLux CapitalNVIDIA500 GlobalCitibankIn-Q-TelBasis Set VenturesMacquarie GroupSakana AIEveryone who backed them
NVIDIACompany2rounds
Macquarie GroupInvestment bank1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 5 firms list Sakana AI as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Sakana AI
How much has Sakana AI raised?
Sakana AI has raised $235M across 4 rounds since 2024. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Sakana AI last raise?
Sakana AI's most recent round was a Venture in Feb 2026.
What was Sakana AI's biggest round?
Sakana AI's largest round on record is $135M (Series B), in Nov 2025.
Who backed Sakana AI first?
Sakana AI's first round on record, in Sept 2024, was backed by New Enterprise Associates, Khosla Ventures and Lux Capital and 1 others.
What stage is Sakana AI at?
Sakana AI's latest named round is a Venture, in Feb 2026.
Where is Sakana AI based?
Sakana AI is based in Japan.
Who led Sakana AI's rounds?
New Enterprise Associates led the Series A in 2024.
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