Sakana AI· Sakana models

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

Sakana AI is a new AI research company based in Tokyo, Japan. Our founding team have proven track records of developing breakthroughs in AI, where we take pride in setting the trend in AI development. We aim to develop transformative AI that will bring us into the next paradigm. The main focus of our research and development of new kinds of foundation models is based on nature-inspired intelligence. The name sakana is derived from the Japanese word さかな (sa-ka-na) which means fish . Our logo is meant to invoke the idea of a school of fish coming together and forming a coherent entity from simple rules as we want to make use of ideas from nature such as evolution and collective intelligence in our research. The red fish swimming away represents our desire to not simply do what everyone else does, but to pursue what we believe is coming next! Seed Funding Round We are thrilled to announce that we have raised $30M in a seed funding round, led by Lux Capital , with strong backing from Khosla Ventures . Both of these VC firms have a strong history and culture of backing long term R&D-focused companies, especially in AI. …

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