CuspAI 🇬🇧 Hiring · 23 open roles ↗
CuspAI specializes in AI-driven materials discovery, using advanced algorithms to accelerate identification and development of new materials.
About CuspAI
CuspAI specializes in AI-driven materials discovery, utilizing advanced algorithms to accelerate the identification and development of new materials. The technology leverages machine learning and data analytics to analyze molecular structures and properties, aiming to achieve significant breakthroughs in material science within a fraction of the time traditionally required.
CuspAI is a UK-based company founded in 2024, now around 84 people. It has raised $670M in disclosed funding, starting with a Seed in 2024. FundFinder classes it as AI & ML.
Founded by Chad Edwards (Co-Founder & CEO; previously BASF, Google; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Max Welling (Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer; repeat founder; previously CIFAR, Microsoft; University of Toronto).
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Series B · $450M · Jul 2026
- FJ Labs — FJ Labs are a well-known global marketplace and network-effects investment firm. · cheques £50k – £5M
- Hoxton Ventures — Hoxton typically invests between $500,000 and $5 million into pre-seed, seed, and Series A stage companies, and follows its capital through the life of the company. · cheques £250k – £5M
- LocalGlobe — LocalGlobe is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and impact investments. · cheques £2M – £10M
- Lux Capital — New York-based deep-tech VC investing from seed to growth at the intersection of science, technology and national security: AI, advanced manufacturing, energy, biotech and defence. · cheques £1M – £20M
- NEA — New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare.
Funding history
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