Lila Sciences
'AI Science Factories' combine AI models with robotics, sensors and experimental feedback loops that form hypotheses, run tests and iterate. The aim is scientific superintelligence. A Flagship Pioneering spinout.
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, MA
- Founders
- Geoffrey von Maltzahn
- Pushes against
- Software-only AI-for-science tools without owned labs.
- Now
- Verified funding base of about $550M (Startup Fortune); a raise at $8.5B was reported in talks (2026-06-03) but not confirmed by the company. No validated commercial discovery yet.
Key people
- Geoffrey von Maltzahn (co-founder, CEO)
Funding
- June 2026 reported
- Amount
- ~$2B Series B (reported talks, Bloomberg)
- Valuation
- ~$8.5B pre-money (reported)
- Lead
- Anchored by CalPERS and Nvidia's NVentures (reported)
- October 2025 reported
- Amount
- $115M Series A extension (Series A total $350M; $550M raised overall)
- Valuation
- >$1.3B (reported by Reuters)
- Lead
- Not stated (Nvidia's NVentures among the investors)
Every funding round in the atlas
Sources
- startupfortune.com/lila-sciences-is-testing-how-much-investors-will-pay-for-automated-labs
- news.bloomberglaw.com/private-equity/lila-sciences-said-in-talks-for-funds-at-8-5-billion-
- lila.ai/about
- lila.ai/news
This profile was checked and corrected against its sources on 6 October 2026. How we check