Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based LLM developer founded by Google alumni, is raising approximately $100M at a $1B valuation in a funding round led by NEA, Khosla, and Lux. The startup, cofounded by former Google researchers, is set to achieve unicorn status in under a year, making it the fastest jump to unicorn status by a Japanese company.
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Good morning, Asia. This was our most read story over the weekend. Japan's Sakana AI by Google alums to become unicorn in under a year. https://t.co/SbO1hNyA9b
Japan's Sakana AI by Google alums to become unicorn in under a year - Nikkei Asia https://t.co/q6793k39YA
Sakana AI, a startup cofounded by former Google researchers, is planning a funding round as early as this month that would value it at over $1 billion, achieving the fastest jump to unicorn status by a Japanese company. https://t.co/qK6NMsC6fN
Sakana AI, a startup cofounded by former Google researchers, is planning a funding round as early as this month that would value it at over $1 billion, Nikkei has learned, achieving the fastest jump to unicorn status by a Japanese company. https://t.co/RqfnfTaH0x
> @SakanaAILabs, a startup cofounded by former Google researchers, is planning a funding round as early as this month that would value it at over $1 billion, achieving the fastest jump to unicorn status by a Japanese company, via @NikkeiAsia https://t.co/YsBFP6zg5r
Japan's Sakana AI by Google alums to become unicorn in under a year https://t.co/BMZxtPRfuS via @NikkeiAsia
Sources: Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based LLM developer founded last year by Google alumni, is raising ~$100M at a $1B valuation in a round led by NEA, Khosla, and Lux (The Information) https://t.co/baNow8AXdo 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/zrRFL4tF1b