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FundingFeb 13, 2026
Shizuku AI has secured seed funding led by a16z at a ¥12 billion valuation, the firm’s first investm...
Shizuku AI has secured seed funding led by a16z at a ¥12 billion valuation, the firm’s first investment in a Japanese AI startup. Led by StreamDiffusion creator Akio Kodaira, the company scales multim...
FundingFeb 10, 2026
a16z has led the seed round for Shizuku AI, its first investment in a Japanese AI startup. Founded b...
a16z has led the seed round for Shizuku AI, its first investment in a Japanese AI startup. Founded by Berkeley PhD Akio Kodaira, the firm merges Japanese character design with AI to build digital comp...
FundingFeb 10, 2026
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has made its first Japan-related investment by backing Shizuku AI, a star...
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has made its first Japan-related investment by backing Shizuku AI, a startup developing AI virtual companions. 🚀 This move follows a16z's record-breaking $15 billion fundra...