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Cellular Intelligence (formerly Somite), founded in 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts, develops foundation models for human cell biology, serving pharmaceutical companies and research institutions.
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Company· 12
Investor· 9
Founders / team· 1
Funding history
- 2025-05Series A$47M
Investors · Fusion Fund, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, SciFi VC, Khosla VenturesSource · SVTR Weekly #105
- 2024-04New funding round$5M
Investors · Trust Ventures, Texas Venture Partners, Lerer Hippeau, TechAviv, Next Coast VenturesSource · SVTR Weekly #049
Comparable companies· by market
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BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Cellular Intelligence
Foundation models for human cell biology, built for pharmaceutical companies and research institutions
Series A · $52M · 2025-05
$52M
United States
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Full-duplex audio-video foundation models for face-to-face conversation that understand and generate expressions and speech in real time in one model
Series A · $60M · 2026-09
$60M - GenBio AI
Multiscale biological foundation models (AIDO, AIDO Cell) spanning DNA/RNA/protein/cells for pharma R&D and academic labs, simulating cell responses to drug and genetic perturbations to speed drug design.
— - Enigma
Cross-embodiment robotics foundation models
Seed · $71M · 2026-07
$71M
China
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- LiberAI
Embodied AI foundation models and physical world models, covering UMI human data-collection hardware, data systems and embodied large-model training
Series A · $69M · 2026-09
$69M - 魔芯科技
Develops 4D world models and spatial intelligence infrastructure based on domestic Chinese computing power; formerly the consumer 3D printer brand KOKONI
$139M
$139M - BASAL Intelligence
Action-native in-context embodied foundation model that lets robots switch scenarios without retraining and learn and adapt on site
Seed · 2026-10
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Europe
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Bioptimus
General-purpose large language model for biotechnology
Series B · $46M · 2025-01
$46M - F13
Trains foundation models that natively generate precise, controllable vector graphics, producing editable charts, infographics, diagrams, maps and brand layouts from text, images or existing graphics
Pre-Seed · $5M · 2026-09
$5M - Poolside
Foundation large models for software engineering and an enterprise AI coding platform
Undisclosed · $1.1B · 2024-10
$1.1B
Other / unspecified
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Partly
Foundation models and catalog matching for auto parts
Series B · $50M · 2026-06 · Valuation $500M
$50MValuation $500M - Veeda AI
Multimodal foundation world models and physics simulation environments, providing scalable interactive training grounds for robots and other embodied agents
Seed · 2026-08
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10 Vertical Models deals in the last 24 months · 10 at a nearby stage · 1 in Boston Metro
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7 Vertical Models deals in the last 24 months · 2 at a nearby stage · 5 in Boston Metro
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