サカナAI、東京で「自然着想型」基盤モデル開発へ──シリーズBで2億ドル調達

Sakana AI represents Japan's most credible attempt to build a frontier AI lab outside the US-China duopoly, using a differentiated approach that could yield more efficient models.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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Sakana AI secured $200 million in Series B funding, enabling the company to advance its development of 'nature-inspired' AI foundation models in Tokyo.

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Sakana AI represents Japan's most credible attempt to build a frontier AI lab outside the US-China duopoly, using a differentiated approach that could yield more efficient models.

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$200M Series BSakana AI raised $200 million in Series B funding.
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1$200M Series B makes Sakana one of Japan's best-funded AI startups
2Nature-inspired approach uses evolutionary algorithms for model development
3Founded by former Google Brain researchers David Ha and Llion Jones
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元Google Brainの研究者らが東京で設立したサカナAIは、New Enterprise Associates (NEA) が主導するシリーズBラウンドで2億ドルを調達した。同社は、進化的アルゴリズムや群知能を活用し、より効率的で適応性の高い「自然着想型」AIモデルの開発を進めている。サカナAIは、日本におけるフロンティアAIの国産開発に向けた最も重要な挑戦と位置づけられている。

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PublisherPR Newswire
公開日Feb 17, 2026
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初回報道Feb 17, 2026
インデックスFeb 18, 2026
公開Feb 19, 2026

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