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January 14, 2025

Exclusive: Google alumni and Owkin researchers raise $41m to build GenAI models for biology

The funding comes less than a year after a $35m seed round, with no commercial product available yet

Paris-HQ’d AI startup Bioptimus, which develops generative AI models for biotechnology, has raised a $41m Series A less than one year after securing a $35m seed round and before commercialising its product.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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