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Yoichiro (Yokum) Taku
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Yokum focuses on helping technology and growth companies at all stages of development.
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10.24.22
Wilson Sonsini Advises The Coterie on $40 Million Series A
On October 24, 2022, The Coterie, a developer of lending and investment platform for founders, raised $40 million in Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Stanley Tang, Naval Ravikant, Initialized, Pear VC, and Gradient Ventures.
Client Highlights
7.08.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Monogram on $40 Million Seed Round as Company Emerges from Stealth
On July 7, 2026, Monogram, a developer of an artificial intelligence (AI) application built around visual interface, emerged from stealth and announced a $40 million seed round led by DST Global and Lux Capital. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Monogram on the transaction.
Client Highlights
2.26.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Innovius Capital on Auditoria.AI's $38 Million Series B Funding
On February 24, 2025, Auditoria.AI, the leader in agentic AI for CFOs and finance teams, announced the successful completion of an oversubscribed Series B funding round, raising $38 million in new capital. The round was led by Innovius Capital along with participation from Dell Technologies Capital, Sentinel Global, and existing investors including Venrock, NeoTribe Ventures, Engineering Capital, and KPMG Ventures. This investment will accelerate Auditoria.AI’s growth, drive greater product innovation, and expand its global market reach.
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8.07.20
Wilson Sonsini Represents Serialized Fiction Start-Up Radish in $63.2 Million Fundraise
On August 4, 2020, digital fiction start-up Radish announced that it has raised $63.2 million in new funding. Wilson Sonsini represented Radish in the transaction.
With the funding round led by Kakao Page and SoftBank Ventures Asia, Radish aims to take advantage of their expertise in the Asian market to grow Radish’s U.S. audience. That will mean accelerating content production in the hopes of creating more hit titles, as well as spending more on performance marketing.
With the funding round led by Kakao Page and SoftBank Ventures Asia, Radish aims to take advantage of their expertise in the Asian market to grow Radish’s U.S. audience. That will mean accelerating content production in the hopes of creating more hit titles, as well as spending more on performance marketing.
Client Highlights
4.13.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Elorian on $55 Million Seed Financing as Company Emerges from Stealth
On April 9, 2026, Palo Alto-based Elorian AI, a start-up building models for visual reasoning, emerged from stealth and announced a $55 million seed funding led by Striker Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and Altimeter. 49 Palms, prominent AI researchers, and other investors also participated in the round. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Elorian on the transaction.
Client Highlights
9.24.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Manas AI on $26 Million Seed Extension
On September 23, 2025, Manas AI, a full-stack, AI native drug discovery and development company, announced the closing of a $26 million Seed Extension and the addition of its new Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Ujjwal Singh. Wilson Sonsini advised Manas AI on the transaction.
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6.25.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Sail Research on $80 Million Series A
On June 25, 2026, Sail Research, an infrastructure company purpose-built for long-horizon AI agents, announced it has raised $80 million in seed and Series A funding at a $450 million valuation. The Series A was led by Kleiner Perkins, and the seed round was led by Sequoia. Other participating investors included Redpoint Ventures, Theory Ventures, Vine Ventures, CRV, A*, and Abstract Ventures, in addition to angel investors, including John Hennessy, chairman of Alphabet Inc., Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, and Tri Dao, Chief Scientist at Together AI. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Sail Research on the transaction.
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1.21.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Meld on $7 Million Strategic Round
On January 14, 2026, Meld, a network for accessing digital assets and stablecoins, announced the close of a $7 million strategic funding round led by Lightspeed Faction, with participation from F-Prime, Yolo Investments, and Scytale Digital. Wilson Sonsini Goordrich & Rosati advised Meld on the transaction.
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8.12.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Perle on $9 Million Seed Round
On August 7, 2025, Perle, an AI training data platform, announced it closed a $9 million seed round led by Framework Ventures, bringing its total funding to $17.5 million. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Perle on the transaction.
Events (3)
Speaking Engagements
6.21.23
Crypto/NFT/Web3 Updates: Regulations, Taxation and Industry Trends
Wilson Sonsini partners Yokum Taku, Neel Maitra, and Jonathan Chan will serve as panelists, alongside the founders of Andersen, Marfire, and VC Partners, to discuss recent developments in regulations, enforcement, and other industry trends in crypto/NFT/Web3.
Affiliated Programs
2.26.26
The L Suite FundGC Roundtable Dinner
In collaboration with The L Suite, Wilson Sonsini will bring General Counsels and Chief Legal Officers at venture and private equity funds together for the FundGC Roundtable Dinner. Deborah Carrillo, General Counsel and Partner at Menlo Ventures, will welcome the guests.
Affiliated Programs
2.09.23
Lazaridis ScaleUp Workshop
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to support the Lazaridis Institute in hosting their ScaleUp Workshop on February 9 and 10, 2023. Lazaridis ScaleUp helps high-potential, fast-growing Canadian tech companies scale and compete internationally by providing the expert support they need to achieve global success.