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What is Sakana AI stock worth?
Sakana AI is an AI R&D company based in Tokyo.
Estimated share price
Sakana AI has an observed estimated price: most recent data 2026-09-15, daily history back to 2024-09-17.
Estimated from live trades and accepted bids across employer liquidity programs, institutional trades, broker trades, and pre-IPO marketplaces. Private shares are illiquid and transfer-restricted; estimates are educational, not an offer or advice. The preview above is blurred and illustrative. How this is calculated
About Sakana AI
- Employees
- 232
- Founded
- 2023
- Website
- sakana.ai
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Sakana AI in the last 12 months
- 2 funding round
Covered by 17 distinct publications since 2025-08-30.
Sakana AI news timeline
- Japan's Sakana AI raises $135 mn fund at $2.5 bn valuation, but without newly raised capital2025-11-18Funding roundfirstpost.com
- Sakana AI, Japan’s answer to OpenAI, in talks to raise $100M in Funding at $2.5B valuation2025-10-21Funding roundtechstartups.com
- like models as Anthropic's export ban drags on2026-06-27thenextweb.com
- Is Sakana Fugu really better than Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos preview?2026-06-23economictimes.indiatimes.com
- Japan's Sakana AI says Fugu Ultra matches Mythos on certain benchmarks2026-06-23business-standard.com
- Japan’s Sakana Fugu is here to challenge Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, and help build sovereign AI2026-06-23financialexpress.com
- Ten days after Fable 5 shutdown, Sakana AI makes its move2026-06-23economictimes.indiatimes.com
- Anthropic's Fable 5 ban exposed AI's next big problem - but Sakana's Fugu may have the answer2026-06-23tomsguide.com
- When deep research isn't enough for your business: Sakana AI launches 'ultra deep research' agent for 100+ page reports in 8 hours2026-06-15venturebeat.com
- How Sakana trained a 7B model to orchestrate GPT, Claude and Gemini LLMs2026-05-07venturebeat.com
- What's Going On With Datadog Stock Thursday?2026-02-26benzinga.com
- Datadog and Sakana AI announce strategic partnership to advance AI innovation and observability for enterprises2026-02-26marketscreener.com
Sakana AI equity, answered plainly
Is Sakana AI a public company?
No. Sakana AI is privately held, which is exactly why its share price doesn't show up in your brokerage app. The company (founded in 2023, operating in technology, information and internet, with roughly 232 employees) remains private even at that scale. Its shares still change hands between eligible buyers and sellers on the secondary market, producing an observable estimated price.
What is Sakana AI's stock price?
Sakana AI has an observed estimated share price from secondary-market activity, updated as new data is observed. Its observed price history runs back to 2024-09-17. ExitCue members see the current estimate and its full history free, along with what their own grants are approximately worth at that price.
Can you sell Sakana AI stock before an IPO?
Sometimes. Private-share sales depend on Sakana AI's transfer restrictions, rights of first refusal, and whether the company runs tender offers or permits secondary sales. Your grant documents and the company's policies govern, but "hard to sell today" is not the same as "worth zero."
What happens to my Sakana AI options if I leave?
Most option grants have a post-termination exercise window, commonly 90 days, sometimes longer, after which unexercised options expire worthless. The exact terms are in your grant documents. ExitCue reads those documents, tracks the deadline, and reminds you before the window closes.
How much is my Sakana AI equity worth?
Multiply what you hold by the estimated share price, separating vested from unvested, and netting out strike prices for options. That's precisely the arithmetic ExitCue does for you, continuously, at the current observed estimate. It's an educational estimate, not a guarantee, and a far better anchor than the $0 the internet suggests.
What's the difference between Sakana AI's 409A valuation and what its shares trade at?
The 409A is a tax-compliance appraisal, usually conservative, used to set option strike prices. Secondary-market pricing reflects what buyers and sellers actually agree to. The two frequently differ, which is why evaluating an offer on the 409A alone undersells (or oversells) it.
When will Sakana AI IPO?
Unless Sakana AI has publicly announced a listing, nobody knows, including the people who sound confident on forums. The practical upside of secondary markets is that you don't have to wait for an IPO to know approximately what the shares trade at.
Do my unvested Sakana AI RSUs count for anything?
Unvested equity isn't yours yet, but it has an estimable value and a schedule. Seeing vested and unvested value separately, in dollars at the current estimated price, turns "some RSUs" into a number you can plan around.
General educational information, not advice about your specific situation. Grant terms vary; your documents govern.
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