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AI research lab building general biological intelligence — multimodal models that read, write, and design across DNA, RNA, and proteins.

Founded 2026Menlo Park, California$50M raised
Investors
Emergence CapitalObvious VenturesTriatomic CapitalFactoryFirst Spark Ventures
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  1. Jun 24, 2026FUNDINGRadical Numerics Raises $50M Seed to Build AI for Scientific Discovery$50M seed→
  2. Jun 17, 2026FUNDINGRadical Numerics Raises $50M to Build AI That Simulates Biology$50M→

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FUNDING$50M seed

Radical Numerics Raises $50M Seed to Build AI for Scientific Discovery

Menlo Park-based Radical Numerics raised a $50 million seed round led by Emergence Capital, with First Spark, Obvious Ventures, Factory and Triatomic participating. The startup is building AI systems aimed at scientific and numerical problems -- a fast-emerging category betting that AI's next frontier is accelerating research itself, from drug discovery to materials and simulation.

Jun 24, 2026
FUNDING$50M

Radical Numerics Raises $50M to Build AI That Simulates Biology

Radical Numerics raised $50 million led by Emergence Capital to build AI models that simulate biological systems -- a bet that foundation-model techniques can model cells and living processes the way world models simulate physics. It's part of a clear 2026 wave of capital flowing toward AI-for-science applied to specific scientific domains.

Jun 17, 2026
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