How much funding has Chai Discovery raised?

Chai Discovery has raised $200.0M in total funding, most recently a Venture Round.

Who are Chai Discovery's investors?

Chai Discovery's investors include Menlo Ventures.

When was Chai Discovery founded?

Chai Discovery was founded in 2024.

Where is Chai Discovery headquartered?

Chai Discovery is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

What industry is Chai Discovery in?

Chai Discovery operates in Artificial Intelligence, Biotech, Drug Discovery, Life Sciences.

How many employees does Chai Discovery have?

Chai Discovery has 11-50 employees.

Chai Discovery

Building frontier AI to engineer better molecules

San Francisco, United States · Founded 2024 · $200.0M raised

Artificial Intelligence

Biotech

Drug Discovery

Life Sciences

Headquarters: San Francisco, California
Employees: 11–50
Founded: 2024
Business Model: B2B

Website: chaidiscovery.com
Total Funding: $200.0M
Last Round: $130.0M Venture RoundDec 2025
Rounds: 2

About

Chai Discovery is an AI drug discovery company that develops foundation models for molecular biology, enabling the prediction and design of biochemical interactions with atomic precision. The company's flagship model, Chai-1 and Chai-2, are multi-modal foundation models for predicting molecular structures and de novo antibody design. Chai-2 achieves an 85% success rate in zero-shot antibody discovery. Founded in 2024 by former OpenAI researchers, Chai has partnered with Eli Lilly for AI-driven biologics discovery and raised $130M in a Series B led by General Catalyst. The company operates as a partner-facing R&D and software organization supporting biologics discovery for biopharma customers.

Summary

Chai Discovery is an Artificial Intelligence company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2024. It has raised $200.0M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $130.0M Venture Round round in Dec 2025. Investors include Menlo Ventures.

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