# AI Drug Discovery Market Map 2026: 162 Startups in 4 Segments

> Market map of 162 AI drug discovery startups worldwide in 4 segments, from AI discovery platforms, small molecules and protein design on.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/ai-drug-discovery-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## AI discovery platforms

102

- [Isomorphic Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/isomorphic-labs)
- [Xaira Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/xaira-therapeutics)
- [Enveda](https://millionrounds.com/company/enveda)
- [Recursion Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/recursion-pharmaceuticals)
- [BenevolentAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/benevolentai)
- [*SB* Syneron Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/syneron-bio)
- [Terray Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/terray-therapeutics)
- [Zephyr AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/zephyr-ai)
- [Jnana Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/jnana-therapeutics)
- [BenchSci](https://millionrounds.com/company/benchsci)
- [Genomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/genomics)
- [Causaly](https://millionrounds.com/company/causaly)
- [Valthos](https://millionrounds.com/company/valthos)
- [METiS Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/metis-pharmaceuticals)
- [Xellar Biosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/xellar-biosystems)
- [Belharra Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/belharra-therapeutics)
- [Revorf](https://millionrounds.com/company/revorf)
- [Latent Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/latent-labs)
- [Algorithmiq](https://millionrounds.com/company/algorithmiq)
- [Verge Genomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/verge-genomics)
- [Orakl Oncology](https://millionrounds.com/company/orakl-oncology)
- [Transcripta Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/transcripta-bio)
- [Eagle Genomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/eagle-genomics)
- [*Z* ZielBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/zielbio)

+78 more

## Small molecules

29

- [Terremoto Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/terremoto-biosciences)
- [Atomwise](https://millionrounds.com/company/atomwise)
- [*T* Teligene](https://millionrounds.com/company/teligene)
- [QuantX Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantx-biosciences)
- [Exo Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/exo-therapeutics)
- [Nimbus Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/nimbus-therapeutics)
- [Congruence Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/congruence-therapeutics)
- [Excelsior Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/excelsior-sciences)
- [Light Horse Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-horse-therapeutics)
- [Kimia Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/kimia-therapeutics)
- [Empress Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/empress-therapeutics)
- [Montai Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/montai-therapeutics)
- [XinThera](https://millionrounds.com/company/xinthera)
- [Genesis Molecular AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/genesis-molecular-ai)
- [NuChem Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuchem-sciences)
- [MindRank AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindrank-ai)
- [*LT* LEAD Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lead-therapeutics)
- [Redesign Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/redesign-science)
- [*AB* Aquapharm Biodiscovery](https://millionrounds.com/company/aquapharm-biodiscovery)
- [PharmEnable Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/pharmenable-therapeutics)
- [Modulus Discovery](https://millionrounds.com/company/modulus-discovery)
- [Variational AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/variational-ai)
- [Kuano](https://millionrounds.com/company/kuano)
- [Ambrosia](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambrosia)

+5 more

## Protein design

19

- [Relay Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/relay-therapeutics)
- [Septerna](https://millionrounds.com/company/septerna)
- [Outpace Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/outpace-bio)
- [Cellarity](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellarity)
- [BioGeometry](https://millionrounds.com/company/biogeometry)
- [Nuclera](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuclera)
- [GRO Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/gro-biosciences)
- [Arzeda](https://millionrounds.com/company/arzeda)
- [Nutshell Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutshell-therapeutics)
- [Gandeeva Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/gandeeva-therapeutics)
- [Galux](https://millionrounds.com/company/galux)
- [X-37](https://millionrounds.com/company/x-37)
- [Antiverse](https://millionrounds.com/company/antiverse)
- [ALLOX](https://millionrounds.com/company/allox)
- [Cyrus Biotechnology](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyrus-biotechnology)
- [*CT* Celeris Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/celeris-therapeutics)
- [Leash Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/leash-bio)
- [Proteinea](https://millionrounds.com/company/proteinea)
- [Ranomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ranomics)

## Antibodies and biologics

12

- [Enable Medicine](https://millionrounds.com/company/enable-medicine)
- [Metaphore Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/metaphore-biotechnologies)
- [HitGen](https://millionrounds.com/company/hitgen)
- [Tahoe Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/tahoe-therapeutics)
- [4-Antibody AG](https://millionrounds.com/company/4-antibody-ag)
- [Owkin](https://millionrounds.com/company/owkin)
- [Prellis Biologics](https://millionrounds.com/company/prellis-biologics)
- [immunitoAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/immunitoai)
- [Algorithmic Biologics](https://millionrounds.com/company/algorithmic-biologics)
- [Kiin Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/kiin-bio)
- [Singlomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/singlomics)
- [Macromoltek Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/macromoltek-inc)

## Segment by segment

### AI discovery platforms

102 startups · $7.0B raised

- [**Isomorphic Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/isomorphic-labs) Isomorphic Labs is a London-based artificial intelligence company focused on transforming the drug discovery process. United Kingdom $3.1B
- [**Xaira Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/xaira-therapeutics) Xaira Therapeutics is an integrated biotechnology company founded in 2023 and publicly launched in April 2024. United States $1.0B
- [**Enveda**](https://millionrounds.com/company/enveda) Enveda Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company founded in 2019, focused on accelerating drug discovery through an AI United States $461M
- [**Recursion Pharmaceuticals**](https://millionrounds.com/company/recursion-pharmaceuticals) Recursion Pharmaceuticals is a biotech company that develops a drug discovery platform and pipeline with machine learning. United States $339M
- [**BenevolentAI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/benevolentai) BenevolentAI is a leading, clinical-stage AI-enabled drug discovery company. United Kingdom $205M
- [*SB* **Syneron Bio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/syneron-bio) - $150M
- [**Terray Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/terray-therapeutics) Terray Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that propels drug discovery into the information age. United States $145M
- [**Zephyr AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/zephyr-ai) Zephyr AI is a precision medicine and healthcare technology company focused on enhancing drug discovery and clinical trials throug United States $111M

### Small molecules

29 startups · $1.3B raised

- [**Terremoto Biosciences**](https://millionrounds.com/company/terremoto-biosciences) Terremoto Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company founded in 2021, focused on covalent drug discovery and development. United States $283M
- [**Atomwise**](https://millionrounds.com/company/atomwise) Atomwise is a technology-enabled pharmaceutical company that focuses on small-molecule drug discovery using deep learning. United States $97M
- [*T* **Teligene**](https://millionrounds.com/company/teligene) Teligene is a drug discovery company edicating to developing innovative small-molecule drugs. - $93M
- [**QuantX Biosciences**](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantx-biosciences) QuantX Biosciences is a biotechnology company that specializes in computational drug discovery and small-molecule therapeutic products. United States $85M
- [**Exo Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/exo-therapeutics) Exo Therapeutics, Inc. United States $78M
- [**Nimbus Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nimbus-therapeutics) Nimbus Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2009. United States $72M
- [**Congruence Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/congruence-therapeutics) Congruence Therapeutics is a Montreal-based biotechnology company founded in 2021 by Clarissa Desjardins, PhD, and Michael Rock Goldsmith. Canada $72M
- [**Excelsior Sciences**](https://millionrounds.com/company/excelsior-sciences) Excelsior Sciences is a biotechnology company based in New York City, founded in 2024. United States $70M

### Protein design

19 startups · $1.9B raised

- [**Relay Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/relay-therapeutics) Relay therapeutics is a developer of an allosteric drug-discovery platform intended to apply computational techniques to protein motion. United States $932M
- [**Septerna**](https://millionrounds.com/company/septerna) Septerna is a biotech firm unlocking diverse drug discovery potential in G protein-coupled receptors across various diseases. United States $150M
- [**Outpace Bio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/outpace-bio) Outpace Bio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Seattle, Washington. United States $144M
- [**Cellarity**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellarity) Cellarity is a biotechnology therapeutics company based in Somerville, Massachusetts, founded in 2017 by Flagship Pioneering. United States $121M
- [**BioGeometry**](https://millionrounds.com/company/biogeometry) BioGeometry is a Beijing-based biotech company that specializes in digital biology and AI applications in protein design and drug discovery. China $100M
- [**Nuclera**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuclera) Nuclera is a biotechnology company focused on making proteins more accessible to enhance drug discovery, proteomics, and life scie United Kingdom $95M
- [**GRO Biosciences**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gro-biosciences) GRO Biosciences, also known as GRObio, is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2016. United States $87M
- [**Arzeda**](https://millionrounds.com/company/arzeda) We harness the power of Intelligent Protein Design TechnologyTM to create enzyme products solving industry's toughest challenges United States $65M

### Antibodies and biologics

12 startups · $225M raised

- [**Enable Medicine**](https://millionrounds.com/company/enable-medicine) Enable medicine is a biotechnology company that develops biological cartography tools to generate cellular maps that help in drug discovery. United States $60M
- [**Metaphore Biotechnologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/metaphore-biotechnologies) Metaphore Biotechnologies is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2021 by Flagship Pioneering. United States $50M
- [**HitGen**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hitgen) HitGen is provides biological reagents and services to support drug discovery research. China $39M
- [**Tahoe Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tahoe-therapeutics) Tahoe Therapeutics is a biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California. United States $30M
- [**4-Antibody AG**](https://millionrounds.com/company/4-antibody-ag) 4-Antibody AG develops human antibody drug-discovery platform for generating antibody therapeutics focused on immuno-oncology. Switzerland $14M
- [**Owkin**](https://millionrounds.com/company/owkin) Owkin is a French-American TechBio company that focuses on advancing biopharma research and development through its innovative Bio United States $11M
- [**Prellis Biologics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/prellis-biologics) Prellis Biologics is a biotechnology company based in Berkeley, California, focused on advancing drug discovery. United States $8.7M
- [**immunitoAI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/immunitoai) immunitoAI is a TechBio startup founded in 2020, based in Bengaluru, India. India $6.1M

**How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in AI drug discovery, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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