Sakana AI raises ¥32 billion in Series B at about ¥432 billion post-money
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Raised ¥32 billion in a Series B at a post-money valuation of about ¥432 billion. Participants included MUFG, Khosla Ventures, Google and Salesforce Ventures
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The largest round for a Japanese AI startup. Its self-definition — avoiding the compute race and taking the efficiency route — was put in writing at the same time
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