Menten AI vs Andson Biotech
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SF YC W20 AI cyclic peptide drug discovery with Bristol Myers Squibb collaboration May 2024; $4.15M Khosla/Uncork/Feld-backed using ML+quantum computing for peptide optimization competing with Relay Therapeutics for pharma licensing.
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Menten AI is a San Francisco-based AI drug discovery company — backed by Y Combinator (W20) with $4.15 million in total funding from Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Uncork Capital, Feld Ventures, Mana Ventures, Quain Investments, Society Health, and Volpini Ventures — developing peptide and protein therapeutics using machine learning and quantum computing to design novel cyclic peptide drug candidates for pharmaceutical licensing partnerships, completing a research collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb in May 2024. Founded in 2018, Menten AI applies advanced AI algorithms for cyclic peptide optimization and protein structure design with a business model centered on licensing proprietary algorithms and drug candidates to pharma partners rather than developing therapeutics through full clinical development.
Mass spectrometry sample prep and data science platform delivering 100x productivity for biopharma protein analysis; $9.1M from Merck Digital Sciences Studio, NIH, and YC at $1.8M revenue.
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Andson Biotech is an Atlanta-based healthcare technology company providing mass spectrometry solutions for biopharma and biomanufacturing — offering the DynaCHIP hardware system (a novel mass spectrometry sample preparation platform) and DynaMARK data science module that together deliver up to 100x productivity improvements in protein and biomolecule analysis workflows compared to conventional mass spectrometry setups. Backed by Y Combinator, Merck Digital Sciences Studio, and NIH with $9.1 million raised, Andson achieved $1.8 million in revenue as of December 2024.
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