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Sakana AI· 15 Jan

We raised $30M to develop nature-inspired AI in Japan

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Sakana AI announces a $30M seed funding round led by Lux Capital with participation from Khosla Ventures and other investors.

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we have raised $30M in a seed funding round, led by Lux Capital
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