Persist AI raises $12M in Series A funding to launch its Cloud Lab for accelerating pharmaceutical formulation development, led by Spero Ventures.
Amount Raised
$12 Million
Round Type
Series A
WoodlandManufacturingBiotechnologyHealth CareArtificial IntelligencePharmaceuticalInvestors
Description
Persist AI announced the launch of its Cloud Lab platform after raising $12 million in an oversubscribed Series A financing round. The platform enables pharmaceutical companies to accelerate drug formulation development using advanced robotics. This funding round was led by Spero Ventures, alongside multiple other investors. The investment aims to lower the hurdles in developing next-generation therapeutics.
Quick answer
Persist AI raised $12 Million in a Series A round, dated May 19, 2025. Investors: 2048 Ventures, Innospark, YCombinator, Cartography Capital, Good Ai Capital, Purdue Ventures, Ford Street Capital and SignalFire. Persist AI is based in Woodland, California, United States.
- How much did Persist AI raise?
- Persist AI raised $12 Million in a Series A round on May 19, 2025.
- Who invested in Persist AI?
- 2048 Ventures, Innospark, YCombinator, Cartography Capital, Good Ai Capital, Purdue Ventures, Ford Street Capital and SignalFire are named as investors in this round.
- What does Persist AI do?
- Persist AI is revolutionizing pharmaceutical development through AI-driven robotics for formulation development and CMC.
- Where is Persist AI based and how big is it?
- Persist AI is based in Woodland, California, United States.
- Who are the decision-makers at Persist AI?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at Persist AI. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
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Who else raised in Pharmaceutical and Manufacturing around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Persist AI that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- USpharma Ltd raised an undisclosed amount (Private Equity) on June 30, 2025.
- Helus Pharma raised $50M on June 30, 2025.
- Shuttle Pharmaceutical Holdings raised $4.3M (Seed) on June 20, 2025.
- i'SUPPLY raised $3M (Seed) on May 6, 2025.
- Pathos AI raised $283M on April 17, 2025.
- Loopworm raised $3.3M (Pre-Series A) on July 2, 2025.
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