Sakana AI announced that it has received $30 million in a round of funding led by new investor Lux Capital Management, LLC on January 16, 2024. The transaction included participation from new investors new investors Khosla Ventures, LLC, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, KDDI Corporation, Sony Group Corporation, 500 Global, Miyako Capital Co., Ltd., Basis Set Ventures, LLC, JAFCO Group Co., Ltd., July Fund Management GmbH, Geodesic Capital and Learn Capital, LLC, Jeff Dean, Clem Delangue and Alex Wang.