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October 9, 2024

Basecamp Research raises $60m Series B to scale its AI-powered database of life

The round was led by Singular, and will be used to scale up the startup's dataset collection

Sadia Nowshin

3 min read

London-based Basecamp Research, which sends scientists around the world to collect microbes and discover novel proteins to build a database of previously unexplored biology, has raised $60m in a Series B round led by VC firm Singular. 

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Sadia Nowshin

Sadia Nowshin was a reporter at Sifted covering foodtech, biotech and startup life. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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