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Shizuku AI raises seed round led by a16z for AI virtual YouTuber 'Shizuku'
Shizuku AI, a Japanese character AI startup behind the AI virtual YouTuber "Shizuku," announced a seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) in February 2026. According to Nikkei, the round values t...
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...
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...
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...