英国AI材料公司CuspAI于7月20日完成4.5亿美元B轮融资，估值达26亿美元[1]。本轮融资由Kleiner Perkins和New Enterprise Associates（NEA）领投，贝索斯旗下Bezos Expeditions、AMD Ventures、三星投资等参与跟投[1]。
CuspAI开发的MIRA系统采用逆向设计思路，通过AI技术帮助科学家从海量材料结构中筛选最有前景的候选方案[1]。该系统已在实际应用中展现效能——从约300万亿种潜在材料结构中筛选候选方案，最终缩小到20种进入开发阶段[1]。目前CuspAI已与芬兰化工企业Kemira等开展新材料应用合作[1]。
CuspAI宣布成立AI Materials Foundry，这是一个多产业共用的材料研发平台，已吸引英伟达、Meta、Applied Materials、现代汽车集团等超过45家合作伙伴[1]。
British artificial intelligence company CuspAI announced the completion of a $450 million Series B funding round on July 20, with a valuation reaching $2.6 billion [1]. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins and New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from Jeff Bezos's investment vehicle Bezos Expeditions, alongside AMD Ventures and Samsung Ventures [1].
The company has developed MIRA, an AI system that employs reverse engineering methodology to help scientists identify the most promising material candidates from vast repositories of molecular structures [1]. MIRA screened approximately three quadrillion potential material structures and narrowed the selection down to twenty candidates for development [1]. CuspAI has already begun collaborating with Finnish chemical company Kemira to explore practical applications of newly discovered materials [1].
Concurrent with the funding announcement, CuspAI established the AI Materials Foundry, attracting more than forty-five partner organizations including Nvidia, Meta, Applied Materials, and Hyundai Motor Group [1]. The platform aims to create an industry-wide infrastructure for materials research and development, enabling multiple sectors to leverage AI-driven discovery processes [1].
