Potato
Facts
- HQ
- Seattle
- Sectors
- Software Development
- Founded
- 2023
- Employees
- 87
- Stage
- Seed
- Founders
- Nick Edwards, PhD, Ryan Kosai
Seattle-San Francisco Fund TheFounderVC Launches $5M Inaugural Vertical AI Early Stage Fund
TheFounderVC (TFVC), a new early stage fund based in Seattle and San Francisco, publicly launched its inaugural $5 million fund focused on vertical AI startups. TFVC plans to invest $100,000 to $250,000 in 25 to 30 pre-seed and seed companies, mostly with ties to Seattle, including startups in AI-powered knowledge storage, science automation, weather risk planning, and more.
Seattle Startup Pauling.AI Uses AI to Cut Drug Discovery from Months to Weeks, Founded by Ex-Google Exec Javier Tordable in 2024
Seattle startup Pauling.AI uses AI to automate early drug discovery steps, reducing timelines from months to weeks and aiming to greatly increase new drug approvals. Founded in 2024 by former Google technical director Javier Tordable, the company offers a 'scientist-as-a-service' platform to assist researchers with computational chemistry and drug candidate modeling.
Fred Hutch-Led Synthesize Bio Raises $10M to Accelerate Drug Discovery Using AI Gene Expression Model
Seattle-based Synthesize Bio, led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center researchers, raised $10 million from Madrona to accelerate drug discovery using their AI model GEM-1, which predicts gene expression outcomes with lab-level accuracy. The startup aims to reduce drug development time and costs by simulating hypothetical lab experiments with generative genomics.
2024-25 CDL Seattle Cohort Closes Year with Major Funding Wins Across Manufacturing and Health Startups
The 2024-25 CDL Seattle cohort completed their fourth session and an impactful year, with multiple alumni startups securing significant funding rounds totaling millions of dollars. The cohort included ventures in manufacturing and computational health streams, highlighting strong progress and startup growth.
Seattle Startup Potato Raises $4.5M to Develop AI and Robotics for Fully Automated Scientific Experiments
Seattle startup Potato raised $4.5 million to develop AI-driven automation for scientific research, aiming for fully autonomous experiments using AI assistants and robotics. They currently offer a platform assisting hypothesis generation and protocol creation, planning to expand into robotic lab work in partnership with Ginkgo Automation.
Mia Lewin
Mia Lewin, three-time founder, started Spruce Up in 2018 to provide a new personalized way to shop for home furnishings and decor and spruce up any space in your home. Mia had previous success in the design space with another startup, Design Story, as well as experience in venture capital and investment banking. Mia shares details on her experience growing up in Finland, her passion for Scandinavian design, and what it’s been like for her to raise three boys as an entrepreneur. She also discusses the struggles of fundraising as a woman, the role her mentors have played in her…
People
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Ryan Kosai Founder, Co-founder and Chief Technologist, Founder / CTO
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Mia Lewin Investor
