Tech Company Financing Transactions

ai& Funding Round

ai& closed a $50 million Seed financing round on 3/27/2026. Investors included private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/27/2026
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$50,000,000
Round
Seed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate buildout across infrastructure, compute, and model services.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Artificial Intelligence
Mailing Address
Queen's Tower A, 10th Floor, 2-3-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 220-6010
Japan
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
ai& is a Japan-based AI infrastructure and cloud platform company. ai& focuses on controlling the full AI technology stack, from data centers to models and services.
Profile
ai& LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
ai& Company Twitter Account
Company News
ai& News
Facebook
ai& on Facebook
YouTube
ai& on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
David Bennett
  David Bennett LinkedIn Profile  David Bennett Twitter Account  David Bennett News  David Bennett on Facebook
Co-Founder
Shimpei Hara
  Shimpei Hara LinkedIn Profile  Shimpei Hara Twitter Account  Shimpei Hara News  Shimpei Hara on Facebook


 

 

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