Google Invests in Sakana AI to Boost Gemini’s Presence in Japan
The website of Japanese start-up tech firm Sakana AI, at an office in Tokyo.
Photographer: Richard A. Brooks/AFP/Getty ImagesGoogle joined Japanese startup Sakana AI’s roster of backers in a move that bolsters chatbot Gemini’s presence in a country eager to speed up artificial intelligence adoption.
The investment follows a $135 million Series B funding round that valued the startup at about $2.6 billion last year. Sakana did not disclose an investment sum.