Warp Sciences Secures $215 Million In Funding Led By Lightspeed Venture Partners

Warp Sciences, founded by former OpenAI science head Kevin Weil, raised $215 million in a funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, valuing the startup at $865 million. The company is developing a fully automated U.S. laboratory that uses AI and robotics to optimize drug compounds, aiming to bring pharmaceutical chemistry work back from China and reduce reliance on outsourcing. Investors include IVP, Premji Invest and Lux Capital, alongside angel investors such as OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.

FOUNDER: Kevin Weil

INVESTORS: Lightspeed Venture Partners, IVP, Premji Invest, Lux Capital, Sarah Friar, Brian Armstrong & Reid Hoffman

AMOUNT: $215,000,000

HQ: South San Francisco, California

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