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OpenAI’s Japanese Rival Sakana in Talks to Raise Capital at $2.5 Billion Valuation

Sakana Plans to Raise $100 Million from Investors in U.S. and Japan

The funding talks come months after CEO David Ha said publicly that the company would operate profitably within a year. Sakana is developing AI with a different type of technology than OpenAI, Anthropic and Google use. This year the startup has announced deals to develop AI for some of Japan’s largest financial institutions.

Artificial Intelligence, Start Ups

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