Hardmaru is an AI researcher who co-founded Sakana AI and serves as its CEO. Hardmaru's Twitter Score is 187 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #2,598 (top 1%) among 498,071 tracked accounts.
Hardmaru co-founded Sakana AI alongside other researchers, building it into a notable AI laboratory. Previously, Hardmaru was Director of Research at Stability AI and formerly worked at Google Brain, where he co-authored the World Models paper in 2018. Sakana AI raised a $200M Series A in September 2024, led by NEA, Khosla Ventures, and Lux Capital, per public reporting, and followed that with a $200M Series B in November 2025 at a $2.7B valuation.
Hardmaru has accumulated 442,596 followers as of October 2026 and has published 25,913 posts. Hardmaru has been mentioned by 95 accounts, with 181 total mentions.
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