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Sakana AI

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 9 cheques on record.

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Growth equityDeploying now

DebtSeries BSeries AInformation Technology & Services

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100%of best year7cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque42days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$450MRounds led2 of 9Mostly inUnited States, 44%
Pitch Sakana AI

Sakana AI highlights

  1. 01

    7 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Series B: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 2 rounds

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Information Technology & Services
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Sept
    Bird.comDebt · NL · Ventureburn$450MWith 9 others
  3. Aug
    MooveSeries C · NG · Wamda$250MWith 18 others
  4. Apr
    KreditBeeSeries E · IN · TechStartups$280MLed
  5. Mar
    CoreWeaveDebt · US · TechStartups$8.5BLed
  6. Mar
    Mistral AIDebt · FR · Firms' own news pages$830MWith 6 others
  7. Mar
    VastSeries A · US · Ventureburn$500MWith 7 others
  8. 2025

    1 round

  9. Nov
    Sakana AISeries B · JP · TechCrunch$135MWith 7 others
  10. 2024

    1 round

  11. Oct
    CoreWeaveDebt · US · TechStartups$650MWith 9 others
  12. 2019

    1 round

  13. Apr
    ChainalysisSeries B · US · FinSMEs$36MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 3 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Sakana AI. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

BlackRockAsset manager2rounds togetherCitibankGrowth equity2rounds togetherGoldman SachsPrivate equity2rounds togetherJP MorganInvestment bank2rounds togetherMorgan Stanley Investment ManagementPrivate equity2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Sakana AI put money into.

Moove$250M · Aug 2026KreditBee$280M · Apr 2026Mistral AI$830M · Mar 2026Sakana AI$135M · Nov 2025Chainalysis$36M · Apr 2019

Quick answers about Sakana AI

What does Sakana AI invest in?

Sakana AI invests most often at Debt and Series B (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Information Technology & Services.

How active is Sakana AI?

9 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Sakana AI invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Bird.com (Debt, Sept 2026), Moove (Series C, Aug 2026) and KreditBee (Series E, Apr 2026).

How big are Sakana AI's cheques?

The median round it joins is $450M.

Does Sakana AI lead rounds?

Yes: it led 2 of its 9 investments on record (22%).

Where does Sakana AI invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (44%), the Netherlands (11%) and Nigeria (11%).

Is Sakana AI investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Sakana AI invest alongside?

Most often BlackRock (2 rounds together), Citibank (2 rounds together) and Goldman Sachs (2 rounds together).

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