Sakana AI : Series A Fundraising from NVIDIA and Others
Nishimura & Asahi advised Sakana AI on its over $100 million Series A fundraising from NVIDIA [NSQ: NVDA] and venture capital firms New Enterprise Associates, Khosla Ventures, and Lux Capital.
The Nishimura & Asahi team advising Sakana AI was led by partner Akihisa Yamamoto, supported by Tetsu Miyazawa, Yuki Terao and Rutsu Matsunaga.
Akihisa is a partner in our M&A team. He handles many domestic and international M&As, business alliances including JVs, business succession, equity finance, and hostile takeovers. He has abundant practical experience for both listed and unlisted companies and wide range of company sizes and transaction types, knowledge of cutting-edge practical trends and laws and regulations, and the ability to respond flexibly and hands-on.
In addition, he active in start-up finance support, IPO support, and daily legal support.
Recently, using the network and knowledge cultivated through studying abroad in Europe and the United States, he also deals with sustainability-related topics such as sustainable finance, including ESG investment and impact investment, social enterprise, B Corp certification, and social IPO.