# AI Drug Discovery Market Map United States 2026: 87 Startups in 4 Segments > 87 AI drug discovery startups in the United States, mapped in 4 segments: AI discovery platforms, small molecules and protein design and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/ai-drug-discovery-united-states-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## AI discovery platforms 51 - [Xaira Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/xaira-therapeutics) - [Enveda](https://millionrounds.com/company/enveda) - [Recursion Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/recursion-pharmaceuticals) - [Terray Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/terray-therapeutics) - [Zephyr AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/zephyr-ai) - [Jnana Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/jnana-therapeutics) - [Valthos](https://millionrounds.com/company/valthos) - [Belharra Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/belharra-therapeutics) - [Xellar Biosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/xellar-biosystems) - [Verge Genomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/verge-genomics) - [Transcripta Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/transcripta-bio) - [*Z* ZielBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/zielbio) - [Form Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/form-bio) - [TandemAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/tandemai) - [Inductive Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/inductive-bio) - [Manas AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/manas-ai) - [Mithrl](https://millionrounds.com/company/mithrl) - [Parallel Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/parallel-bio) - [Harell Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/harell-data) - [Numerate](https://millionrounds.com/company/numerate) - [CytoTronics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytotronics) - [Fauna Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/fauna-bio) - [MiLaboratories](https://millionrounds.com/company/milaboratories) - [NextVivo](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextvivo) +27 more ## Small molecules 17 - [Terremoto Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/terremoto-biosciences) - [Atomwise](https://millionrounds.com/company/atomwise) - [QuantX Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantx-biosciences) - [Exo Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/exo-therapeutics) - [Nimbus Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/nimbus-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) - [Montai Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/montai-therapeutics) - [Empress Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/empress-therapeutics) - [XinThera](https://millionrounds.com/company/xinthera) - [Genesis Molecular AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/genesis-molecular-ai) - [*LT* LEAD Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lead-therapeutics) - [Redesign Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/redesign-science) - [Ambrosia](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambrosia) - [Arrien Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/arrien-pharmaceuticals) - [Capienda Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/capienda-biotech) ## Protein design 12 - [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) - [GRO Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/gro-biosciences) - [Arzeda](https://millionrounds.com/company/arzeda) - [X-37](https://millionrounds.com/company/x-37) - [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 7 - [Enable Medicine](https://millionrounds.com/company/enable-medicine) - [Metaphore Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/metaphore-biotechnologies) - [Tahoe Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/tahoe-therapeutics) - [Owkin](https://millionrounds.com/company/owkin) - [Prellis Biologics](https://millionrounds.com/company/prellis-biologics) - [Algorithmic Biologics](https://millionrounds.com/company/algorithmic-biologics) - [Macromoltek Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/macromoltek-inc) ## Segment by segment ### AI discovery platforms 51 startups · $2.7B raised - [**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 - [**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 - [**Jnana Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/jnana-therapeutics) Jnana Therapeutics develops innovative therapies using a chemoproteomics drug discovery platform. United States $107M - [**Valthos**](https://millionrounds.com/company/valthos) Valthos is a New York-based biodefense startup founded in September 2024 by Kathleen McMahon and Tess van Stekelenburg. United States $57M - [**Belharra Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/belharra-therapeutics) Belharra Therapeutics disrupts the drug discovery paradigm with its novel photoaffinity-based chemoproteomics platform. United States $50M ### Small molecules 17 startups · $1.0B 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 - [**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 - [**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 - [**Light Horse Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-horse-therapeutics) Light Horse Therapeutics, Inc. United States $62M - [**Kimia Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kimia-therapeutics) Kimia Therapeutics, Inc. United States $55M ### Protein design 12 startups · $1.5B 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 - [**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 - [**X-37**](https://millionrounds.com/company/x-37) X-37 is a private drug discovery and development company based in South San Francisco, California. United States $15M - [**Cyrus Biotechnology**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyrus-biotechnology) Cyrus Biotechnology is a Seattle-based biotechnology company founded in 2014, focusing on AI-driven protein design and screening t United States $10M ### Antibodies and biologics 7 startups · $162M 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 - [**Tahoe Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tahoe-therapeutics) Tahoe Therapeutics is a biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California. United States $30M - [**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 - [**Algorithmic Biologics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/algorithmic-biologics) Algorithmic Biologics is a Bengaluru-based startup founded in March 2021 by Dr. United States $2.5M - [**Macromoltek Inc**](https://millionrounds.com/company/macromoltek-inc) Macromoltek Inc. United States $120K **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United States. 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. 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