Sakana AI, a Tokyo, Japan-based new AI research company, has raised $30 million in seed funding.  

SaaS Investors 

The round was led by Lux Capital and backed by Khosla Ventures, NTT Group, KDDI CVC, and Sony Group, among others. 

Founded in 2000, Lux Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York, New York. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage and later-stage companies. The firm prefers to invest in emerging science and technology companies.  

Sakana AI Use of Funds 

The company will use the funding to accelerate its global expansion and support its research initiatives. 

About Sakana AI

Sakana AI focuses on developing transformative AI with a main focus on research and development of new foundation models based on nature-inspired intelligence. Sakana AI's founding team includes members from Google Brain, Goldman Sachs, and other AI startups. 

Funding Details

Company: Sakana AI  

Raised: $30.0M         

Round: Seed Round

Funding Month: January 2024                                                             

Lead Investors: Lux Capital  

Additional Investors: Khosla Ventures, NTT Group, KDDI CVC, Sony Group  

Company Website: https://sakana.ai/   

Software Category: AI  

Source: https://sakana.ai/seed-round/