# Sakana AI: portfolio, investments and team > Sakana AI is a growth equity based in Japan. 9 investments on record, 7 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Sakana AI Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 9 cheques on record. Email Growth equity Deploying now Debt Series B Series A Information Technology & Services Follow Sakana AI and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fmufg) Deploying now **100%** of best year **7** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record Since the last cheque **42** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$450M** Rounds led **2 of 9** Mostly in **United States, 44%** Pitch Sakana AI ## Sakana AI highlights - 01 7 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Debt and Series B: 67% of its rounds - 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 first **9 appearances** - **2026** 6 rounds - **Sept** **[Bird.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/bird-com)** Debt · NL · Ventureburn **$450M** With 9 others - **Aug** **[Moove](https://millionrounds.com/company/moove)** Series C · NG · Wamda **$250M** With 18 others - **Apr** **[KreditBee](https://millionrounds.com/company/kreditbee)** Series E · IN · TechStartups **$280M** *Led* - **Mar** **[CoreWeave](https://millionrounds.com/company/coreweave)** Debt · US · TechStartups **$8.5B** *Led* - **Mar** **[Mistral AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mistral-ai)** Debt · FR · Firms' own news pages **$830M** With 6 others - **Mar** **[Vast](https://millionrounds.com/company/vast)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$500M** With 7 others - **2025** 1 round - **Nov** **[Sakana AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/sakana-ai)** Series B · JP · TechCrunch **$135M** With 7 others - **2024** 1 round - **Oct** **[CoreWeave](https://millionrounds.com/company/coreweave)** Debt · US · TechStartups **$650M** With 9 others - **2019** 1 round - **Apr** **[Chainalysis](https://millionrounds.com/company/chainalysis)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$36M** With 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. ## The cheque Debt Series B Series A Median round joined **$450M** the round, not its cheque Led 2 of 9 rounds **22%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Debt *4* - Series B *2* - Series A *1* - Series C *1* - Series E *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) 2 - [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) 2 - [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) 2 - [JP Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan) 2 - [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) 2 **Pitching Sakana AI?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**BlackRock** Asset manager **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock)[**Citibank** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi)[**Goldman Sachs** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs)[**JP Morgan** Investment bank **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan)[**Morgan Stanley Investment Management** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) ## Recently backed The latest companies Sakana AI put money into. [**Moove** $250M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/moove)[**KreditBee** $280M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kreditbee)[**Mistral AI** $830M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mistral-ai)[**Sakana AI** $135M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/sakana-ai)[**Chainalysis** $36M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/chainalysis) ## 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). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=mufg) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=mufg)