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With its latest round of fundraising, Sakana AI has become the biggest unlisted startup in Japan. (Nikkei montage) 

Nikkei staff writers

November 17, 2025 05:04 JST

TOKYO — Artificial intelligence company Sakana AI has completed a funding round that pushed its value to approximately 400 billion yen ($2.635 billion), marking a record for an unlisted Japanese startup.