Computer use & agents · San Francisco, US · founded 2025
Isara: who founded it, who funds it
Isara is a San Francisco computer-use AI lab founded in 2025 by Eddie Zhang and Henry Gasztowtt, who came from OpenAI and Oxford. What it is building: large-scale multi-agent coordination: swarms of ~2,000 agents forecasting commodity prices; 'automating science'. It has raised $94M in disclosed rounds, most recently a Series A of $94M at a $650M valuation in March 2026. It has not released anything outsiders can use yet.
- Founders
- Eddie Zhang (ex-OpenAI), Henry Gasztowtt (ex-Oxford)
- Founders from
- ex-OpenAI, ex-Oxford
- Location
- San Francisco, US (North America)
- Valuation
- $650M set by the last priced round
- Raised
- $94M disclosed
- Investors
- OpenAI
- What ships
- Research only
Rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Lead | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | Series A | $94M | $650M | · | mlq.ai |
Sources
- NEA neolab market nea.com
News
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Mar 27, 2026
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