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Sakana AI

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Tokyo-based AI lab building orchestration models that command a pool of LLMs

Tokyo, JapanFounded 2023Defence
Valuation $2.5–5B Last recorded · 2026
Headcount 100–500 Current team size
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At a glance

Founded
2023
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Sector
Defence
Power Law
Unicorn$1–10B valuation tier

Investors

30 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Seed2 investors entered at this stage

Series A17 investors entered at this stage

  • Fujitsu
  • ITOCHU
  • Mizuho
  • JAFCO
  • Miyako Capital
  • NEA
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
  • Nec
  • SBI Group
  • 500 Global
  • TransLink Capital
  • KDDI Open Innovation Fund
  • Nomura
  • Dai-ichi Life Insurance
  • Global Brain Corporation
  • Nvidia

Series B and later11 investors entered at this stage

  • Factorial Capital
  • Fundomo
  • Mouro Capital
  • Macquarie
  • Shikoku Electric Power
  • Alphabet | Google
  • Ora Global
  • MPower Partners
  • Mitsubishi Electric
  • In-Q-Tel
  • Geodesic Capital

Ownership

Share of equity by holder

Estimated cap table from Dealroom's shareholder data — share of equity by holder. Stakes as last recorded by Dealroom (2026). Percentages are indicative.

60.9% Founders

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Employees mapped 240 incl. 1 AI specialist
Founders Hidden — book a demo/100 quality score
Key operators 9 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
Potential founders Hidden — book a demo likely future founders
Startup mafia Hidden — book a demo alumni-founded startups
Talent movements Hidden — book a demo in · Hidden — book a demo out past 12 months

Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.

Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
12 countries with
team presence
🇯🇵 Japan78%
🇺🇸 United States11.1%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom4.6%
🇵🇹 Portugal2.1%
🇩🇪 Germany1.5%
Top 5 of 12 shown
Web traffic by country
1.8M monthly visits
across markets
🇯🇵 Japan16.5%
🇮🇳 India13.9%
🇺🇸 United States11%
🇮🇩 Indonesia3.6%
🏳️ Korea3.2%
Top 5 markets shown

Market sentiment

Posts on X, past 7 days

An AI-synthesised read of the highest-engagement posts about Sakana AI on X, ranked by likes and reposts, corporate channels excluded.

Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…

Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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