a16z announced leading the seed round financing of Japanese AI startup Shizuku AI

2026-02-10 10:28:06

Collection

Venture capital firm a16z announced it is leading the seed round financing for Shizuku AI, marking the fund's first investment in a Japanese AI startup. Shizuku AI was founded by Berkeley PhD Akio Kodaira and focuses on developing AI companions and characters, combining cutting-edge AI technology with uniquely Japanese character design.

source

warnning

Risk warning

Related tags

a16z Shizuku AI seed round financing

Related reading

Data: a16z related entities repurchased $5.238 million HYPE, with a total accumulation of over $327 million this year

2026-06-06 10:54

Data: a16z affiliated entity withdrew 224,100 HYPE from the exchange again, worth 15.156 million USD

2026-06-05 10:04

Data: a16z increased its holdings by 155,000 HYPE in the past 14 hours, currently with an unrealized profit of 141 million dollars

2026-06-04 17:34

Data: Suspected whale related to a16z has purchased 226,000 HYPE, accumulating nearly 200 million dollars in positions

2026-05-30 10:32

Related tags

a16z Shizuku AI seed round financing

app_icon

ChainCatcher Building the Web3 world with innovations.