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Sakana AI news and events in 2026

Sakana AI news, hiring, funding, executive changes and Reddit, Glassdoor, podcast and web signals in one place. Every row is dated and links to its source.

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Dated updates
25
Last event
Sep 24, 2026
Open rolesSnapshot Sep 29, 2026
2
Latest funding event
Nov 17, 2025

Overview

Sakana AI by topic

Latest events

Latest Sakana AI events

  1. Executive hire
    Jürgen Schmidhuber Joins Sakana AI to Lead an RSI LaboratoryJürgen Schmidhuber, Chief Scientific Advisor
  2. Launch
  3. Launch
  4. Launch
    Nature paper details the Artificial Intelligence scientist project.Sakana AI Co. Ltd. launches Nature paper describing The Artificial Intelligence Scientist.
  5. In development
    Sakana AI Secures $135M Series B to Build Sustainable, Japan-Focused AI ModelsSakana AI Co. Ltd. is developing resource-efficient, Japan-optimized AI models.
  6. In development
    Sakana AI targets defense and banking markets after big funding roundSakana AI Co. Ltd. is developing AI models that can handle the uniquely Japanese.
  7. Funding
    Japanese Sakana AI Raise $135M in Series B FundingSakana AI Co. Ltd. receives financing of $135M in Series B.
  8. In development

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curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"sakana.ai","limit":20}'

Sakana AI questions

What is the latest news on Sakana AI?
On Sep 24, 2026, briefia.fr reported: Jürgen Schmidhuber Joins Sakana AI to Lead an RSI Laboratory. This page tracks 8 news events for Sakana AI since Nov 17, 2025, each with a date and a source link.
What is going on with Sakana AI?
In the 90 days to Sep 30, 2026, Autobound tracked 1 news event, 4 hiring snapshots, 1 executive move, 14 signals for Sakana AI. The newest story is from Sep 24, 2026 (Executive hire), reported by briefia.fr.
What else does Autobound track for Sakana AI?
Beyond news and filings, Autobound lists 17 signals for Sakana AI from 3 sources: Website changes (12), Web traffic (3), LinkedIn (2). See the Sakana AI signals page for the dated list.
Is Sakana AI hiring right now?
Yes. As of Sep 29, 2026, Sakana AI had 2 open roles, and Project management had the most with 2.

Source. News, SEC filings (8-K, 10-K, 10-Q, Form D), hiring data and other signals (Reddit, podcasts, Glassdoor, reviews, social posts, patents, web traffic) from the Autobound Signal API.

Method. Stories are grouped when they report the same event within 14 days. Rows that do not name the company are removed. Each row links its source.

Data as of .

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