Phoenix Lab
Seoul, South Korea · Founded 2024 · $8.0M raised
- Headquarters
- Seoul
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2024
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- cheiron.bio
- Total Funding
- $8.0M
- Last Round
- $8.0M SeedJul 2026
- Rounds
- 1
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About
Phoenix Lab (also known as PhnyX Lab) is an AI startup founded in Silicon Valley in September 2024 by Stanford-affiliated founders, developing Cheiron, an AI-native operating system for biopharma drug development. Cheiron uses a Modular RAG architecture to help pharmaceutical and life-science teams search research papers and clinical trial data, automate documentation, and streamline regulatory and scientific workflows; it has been adopted by more than 60 companies, including all of Korea's top 10 pharmaceutical companies by revenue. The company is backed by SK Networks and investors including Cohere co-founder Aidan Gomez and NEAR Protocol co-founder Illia Polosukhin, with operations spanning Palo Alto and Seoul.
Summary
Phoenix Lab is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2024. It has raised $8.0M in total across 1 round, most recently a $8.0M Seed round in Jul 2026. Investors include Menlo Ventures.
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Funding History
Jul 2026
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