AI for science & materials · Cambridge, MA, US · founded 2023
Lila Sciences: who founded it, who funds it
Lila Sciences is a Cambridge, MA AI-for-science lab founded in 2023 by Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Molly Gibson and Noubar Afeyan, who came from Flagship Pioneering. What it is building: scientific superintelligence: an AI Science Factory of autonomous labs running hundreds of thousands of experiments. It has raised $350M in disclosed rounds, most recently a Series A extension of $115M at a $1.3B valuation in October 2025. Its work reaches customers through partnerships rather than a public product.
- Founders
- Geoffrey von Maltzahn (ex-Flagship Pioneering), Molly Gibson (ex-Flagship Pioneering), Noubar Afeyan (ex-Flagship Pioneering)
- Founders from
- ex-Flagship Pioneering
- Location
- Cambridge, MA, US (North America)
- Valuation
- $1.3B set by the last priced round
- Raised
- $350M disclosed
- Investors
- Braidwell lead, Collective Global lead, Flagship Pioneering, ARK Invest, Alumni Ventures, Nvidia
- What ships
- Partnerships
Rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Lead | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2025 | Series A extensionExtension bringing the round to $350M | $115M | $1.3B | · | lila.ai |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Series A | $235M | $1.23B | Braidwell, Collective Global | lila.ai |
Sources
- Series A announcement lila.ai
News
- Sep 25, 2026
- Jul 29, 2026
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Jul 17, 2026
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Jun 3, 2026
+2 more coverage
- Startup Fortune Lila Sciences is testing how much investors will pay for automated labs
- Investing.com Lila Sciences in talks for $2B funding at $8.5B valuation - Bloomberg
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May 19, 2026
- Sep 15, 2025
Investors who back other labs here
- Nvidia also: Safe Superintelligence, Reflection AI, Skild AI, Poolside
- ARK Invest also: Hark
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