AI for science & materials · London, UK · founded 2022

Orbital: who founded it, who funds it

Orbital is a London AI-for-science lab founded in 2022 by Jonathan Godwin, James Gin-Pollock and Daniel Miodovnik, who came from DeepMind. What it is building: orb interatomic potentials and CurieOS; now selling an AI-designed PFAS-free GPU refrigerant. No funding round has been disclosed. It has a product on the market.

ProductAI for science & materials

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Founders: Jonathan Godwin (ex-Google DeepMind), James Gin-Pollock, Daniel Miodovnik
Founders from: ex-Google DeepMind
Location: London, UK (Europe)
Valuation: ·
Raised: · disclosed
Investors: ·
What ships: Product

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News

Jun 23, 2026
Loft Orbital to test AI models on spacecraft for Earth observation

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- Business Wire Loft Orbital Selected by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to Deploy Artificial Intelligen…
May 28, 2026
Exclusive: Orbital Industries, startup using AI to discover exotic new materials, raises $50 million Series B funding round

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Feb 5, 2026
Orbital AI Data Centers Prepare for Launch

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