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Sakana AI was valued at $2.65B as of 17 November 2025 (verified). Source: TechCrunch/Yahoo, $135M Series B at $2.65B (Nov 17, 2025); NVIDIA among investors since Series A.

Tokyo lab building efficient models optimized for Japanese language and enterprise; founded by Transformer co-author Llion Jones.

Valuation

$2.65B

Confidence

verified

As of

17 November 2025

Layer

Foundation model labs

Signal

JP frontier lab

Website

sakana.ai

Relationships (1)

Notes

Tokyo lab building efficient models optimized for Japanese language and enterprise; founded by Transformer co-author Llion Jones. Japan's most valuable startup.

Sources

• TechCrunch/Yahoo, $135M Series B at $2.65B (Nov 17, 2025); NVIDIA among investors since Series A 2025-11-17

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