Sakana AI K.K. announced that it will receive approximately ¥20,000 million in first tranche co-led by new investor, New Enterprise Associates, Inc., returning investors, Lux Capital Management, LLC, and Khosla Ventures, LLC on September 4, 2024. The company will issue equity as part of funding. The tranche included participation from new investor, NVIDIA Corporation.

The tranche is being raised at a post-money valuation exceed of $1,000 million (¥144,315 million).