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Autonomous labs, AI scientists, materials and molecular discovery. We track 7 labs in this area, which have raised $650M in disclosed rounds between them; the most valuable is CuspAI, at $2.6B.

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$650Mdisclosed raised
$2.6Breported valuations
LabTopicLocationFounders fromFoundedLast roundValuationRaisedStatus
Lila SciencesScientific superintelligence: an AI Science Factory of autonomous labs running hundreds of…site · in AI for science & materials Cambridge, MA, US ex-Flagship Pioneering 2023 Series A extension $115MOct 14, 2025 $1.3B $350M Partnerships
Periodic LabsAn AI scientist plus autonomous robotic labs for materials discovery; already working with…site · x · in AI for science & materials San Francisco, US ex-OpenAI, ex-Google DeepMind 2025 Seed $300MSep 30, 2025 · Andreessen Horowitz $1.3B $300M Partnerships
CuspAIMaterials discovery with simulated chemistry as the RL training signal: carbon capture, se…site AI for science & materials Cambridge, UK ex-Microsoft, ex-Google DeepMind 2024 · $2.6Best. · Research only
Edison ScientificKosmos, an AI research agent; the for-profit spinout of FutureHouse.site · in AI for science & materials San Francisco, US ex-FutureHouse 2025 · $250Mest. · API
OrbitalOrb interatomic potentials and CurieOS; now selling an AI-designed PFAS-free GPU refrigera…site AI for science & materials London, UK ex-Google DeepMind 2022 · · · Product
Physical SuperintelligenceAn open-source AI physicist ('Get Physics Done'); a public-benefit company.site · in AI for science & materials Boston, US ex-Harvard 2025 · · · Research only
Unreasonable LabsA cross-domain autonomous discovery engine.site AI for science & materials Palo Alto, US ex-MIT, ex-Google DeepMind 2026 · · · Stealth

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