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Introduction

  • Sakana AI is a Tokyo-based AI research company focused on developing nature-inspired AI models.

  • The company recently raised $30M in a seed funding round led by Lux Capital and Khosla Ventures.

  • Sakana AI's founding team includes prominent figures from Google and other leading AI institutions.

  • The company aims to create new foundational AI models inspired by evolution and collective intelligence.

  • Sakana AI has strong backing from both global and Japanese investors, including NTT Group, KDDI CVC, and Sony Group.

Company Overview [1]

  • Location: Based in Tokyo, Japan.

  • Mission: To develop transformative AI inspired by nature.

  • Name Origin: 'Sakana' means 'fish' in Japanese, symbolizing collective intelligence.

  • Logo: Represents a school of fish, with a red fish symbolizing innovation.

  • Focus: Creating new foundational AI models based on Nature-inspired intelligence.

Funding and Investors [1]

  • Seed Funding: Raised $30M in a seed round.

  • Lead Investors: Lux Capital and Khosla Ventures.

  • Other Investors: NTT Group, KDDI CVC, Sony Group, 500 Global, Miyako Capital, Basis Set Ventures, JAFCO, July Fund, Geodesic Capital, Learn Capital.

  • Angel Investors: Jeff Dean, Clem Delangue, Alex Wang.

  • Significance: First AI startup in Japan backed by top Silicon Valley VCs at the seed stage.

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Research Focus [1]

  • Core Focus: Developing new foundational AI models.

  • Inspiration: Nature-inspired intelligence, including evolution and collective intelligence.

  • Goal: To set new trends in AI development and create transformative AI.

  • Approach: Utilizing simple rules from nature to form complex systems.

  • Future Vision: To lead the next paradigm in AI technology.

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Founding Team [1]

  • David Ha: Google Brain, Goldman Sachs.

  • Llion Jones: Google Research, Transformer Co-Creator.

  • Ren Ito: Mercari, Stability AI, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

  • Takuya Akiba: Preferred Networks, Stability AI.

  • Yujin Tang: Google Brain, Google DeepMind.

  • Robert Lange: Google DeepMind, TU Berlin.

  • Tarin Clanuwat: Google Brain, Google DeepMind, Japan National Institute of Informatics.

  • Makoto Shing: Rinna, Stability AI (starting February 2024).

  • Qi Sun: LAION, Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Partnerships [1]

  • NTT Group: Research partnership announced.

  • KDDI CVC: Investment and support.

  • Sony Group: Investment and collaboration.

  • Global Investors: Support from prominent global investment firms.

  • Local Ecosystem: Strong backing from the Japan tech ecosystem.

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AI Models [2]

  • DiscoPOP-zephyr-7b-gemma: Text Generation model.

  • EvoSDXL-JP-v1: Text-to-Image model.

  • EvoLLM-JP-v1-10B: Text Generation model.

  • EvoVLM-JP-v1-7B: Image-to-Text model.

  • EvoLLM-JP-A-v1-7B: Text Generation model.

  • EvoLLM-JP-v1-7B: Text Generation model.

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