Seed AI companies in San Francisco

AI-powered drug discovery platform for rapid molecule screening and testing, from target identification to lab validation. Automating biotech R&D.About Optic Optic started as an AI research team developing high-performance similarity search algorithms. Today our proprietary AI-technology is powering products in multiple industries from blockchain to biotech.

• Seed
• 292 employees
• Founded 2021

At Athena, we believe career care is self care. Not an indulgence, but an investment. The old model of career growth was linear — climb the ladder, one role at a time, until you reach the top or run out of rungs.Athena exists for the women who are done with that model — who are building something more expansive instead: a portfolio of leadership positions, board seats, advisory roles, ventures, speaking opportunities, and more that reflects the full range of what they have to offer.Expert guidance, real-time education, peer community, and smart connections come together so members can care for their careers continuously — not as a one-time fix, but as a lifelong practice. Because career care is self-care: not something you do once and check off, but something you deliberately tend to over time. And you don’t have to do it alone. Since its founding, Athena has: • Built and nurtured a network of 3,000+ C-level women, VCs, and CEOs from across the full range of industries. • Made thousands of connections between female executives and investment firms, CEOs, and boards. • Supported over 600 women to corporate board roles across the range of public, PE backed, VC backed, ESOPs and more. • Produced hundreds of hours of business leadership content on the most pressing topics - from governing to investing to building. • Offered over 250 virtual events and 100 live in-person events annually across the US. • Launched Athena Academy courses with world-class facultyYour career doesn't build itself. Invest in it with Athena.

• Seed
• 236 employees
• Founded 2021

We sequence whole plasmids, transcriptomes, amplicons, whole genomes, AAV, microbiomes, and colonies overnight, without the need for primers and minipreps.Plasmidsaurus is on a mission to accelerate new cures and promote a healthier planet by unlocking new levels of productivity for scientists. The company's sequencing services are used daily by thousands of innovators, including Nobel Prize winners, dynamic biotech startups, pharmaceutical companies, research labs, and DIY biohackers and have been cited in more than 2500 publications to date. Plasmidsaurus's global network of labs operates day and night to enable world-changing discoveries.Start sequencing: plasmidsaurus.com

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• 148 employees

Pulling your hair out in clinical trials because of spreadsheet madness?You’re not alone. Most biotech teams lose weeks, if not months, to manual spreadsheet trackers, delayed insights, and inadequate vendor oversight.That’s exactly why we built Miracle.👉 Speed: Replace clunky manual trackers with an integrated platform that gets you live in just days (not weeks or months).👉 Clarity: Real-time visibility across trials, so your execs stop asking you for “one quick update” every day.👉 Proof: Clinical-stage biotechs using Miracle have already finished 3-4 months ahead of trial timelines, freeing their teams from spreadsheet hell and resolving risks as soon as they occur, not next week.If you’re a biotech exec staring down another delayed trial (or want to start your study on the right foot), Miracle can help you close the gap.📩 Message us here or reach out at https://www.miracleml.com/contactLet’s make “trial delays” something you don’t talk about next quarter.

• Seed
• 75 employees
• Founded 2022

For the first time, parents have a new superpower. With Orchid, they can safely and naturally mitigate genetic risks in their future child. Sign up to get access at www.orchidhealth.com

• Seed
• 65 employees
• Founded 2020