Polaron, an Imperial College London spinout building AI models to design next-generation materials, has raised an $8m seed round backed by Serena, Speedinvest and Futurepresent, along with the founders of Physics X and Twaice.
Exclusive: Imperial spinout Polaron raises $8m to design next-generation materials
Polaron is part of a cohort of companies using AI for materials design
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