Sakana AI raises $135m series b at $2.65B to continue building AI models

As US giants like Google, Tulu and Anthropic compete to have the biggest languages ​​that make their sales ai, startups like An Indian, The soldiers are, Black and AI21 Good they are maintaining their Niche with unique types designed for reference, industry, or unique features.

In pursuit of that goal, Tokyo-brance An Indian has closed ¥ 20 billion (about $ 135 million) series of $ 2.65 billion post-funding, restarting the initial investment of $ 2.5 billion, CEO David Ha David Ha!

Founded in 2023 by former Google researchers Jlion, Ren Iyo and Hakana, Sakana AI creates small components that work well and are optimized for the language and Japanese culture.

The B letters around were mixed for the money dealers and Japanese money restorers like Mitsubishi UFJ

“We are planning to deploy a new R&D center, including (AI) expansion, as well as expand our operations, sales, and distribution teams in Japan,” he said. This year, Sakana expanded its presence in Japan, partnering with local businesses, including Daiwa and Mufgand Creating AI Solutions.

Ha, the former was advancing the verification of AI and worked at Google and Goldman Sachs to increase its business in the industrial sector, creating public sectors, and the public sector in 2026.

Looking to the future, the Company focuses on security, intelligence and manufacturing sectors. From the beginning of two years it said that “the search for resources strongly to take action, they are associated with M & AP in the long term.

Sakana says that she is only looking for the strongest in the world to calm the heart. From the Japanese start-up they also added the R&D focus on AI products after the LLMs are well trained and help to create large connected brands in Japan.

This round comes almost a year after the company’s previous round, when it raised ¥0 billion ($214 million) for a $1.5 billion round. Sakana had raised $244 million in total as of March 2025, according to pictrabook, so this round is worth about $379 million.