Cusp
Harnessing AI to unlock trillion-dollar materials breakthroughs
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Founded 2024 · $100.0M raised
- Headquarters
- Cambridge
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2024
- Business Model
- B2B
- Total Funding
- $100.0M
- Last Round
- $100.0M Series ASep 2025
- Rounds
- 1
About
CuspAI is a frontier AI company founded in 2024 and headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, on a mission to harness artificial intelligence to discover breakthrough materials needed to power human progress. Co-founded by Dr. Chad Edwards (CEO) and Professor Max Welling (CTO), with advisors including Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun, CuspAI is building a generative AI platform that functions as a 'search engine for molecules.' The company raised a reported $400 million funding round in 2026 at a valuation of approximately $2.6 billion, with backing from investors including Jeff Bezos.
Summary
Cusp is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, founded in 2024. It has raised $100.0M in total across 1 round, most recently a $100.0M Series A round in Sep 2025. Investors include New Enterprise Associates, Temasek and Hyundai Motor Group.
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Funding History
Sep 2025
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