🔬 Lila Sciences Secures $115M from Nvidia and Others — Valued Over $1.3 Billion to Build “AI Science Factories”
AI-driven scientific discovery is entering a new era.
Lila Sciences, an AI startup founded in 2023, has raised $115 million in a new funding round led by Nvidia’s venture arm, boosting its valuation to over $1.3 billion. This brings the company’s total funding to $550 million, including previous backing from Flagship Pioneering, General Catalyst, and ADIA’s investment arm.
Lila’s mission: to build “scientific superintelligence” by pairing specialized AI models with automated laboratories — what it calls AI Science Factories.
These facilities use robotic instruments controlled by AI to run experiments continuously, creating proprietary datasets that power faster, more efficient scientific breakthroughs.
The company recently signed a 235,500-square-foot lease in Cambridge, Massachusetts, marking one of the largest lab leases in the Greater Boston area this year. Lila will soon open its platform to commercial customers in sectors such as energy, semiconductors, and drug development, offering enterprise access to its AI and lab infrastructure.
Unlike traditional AI labs focused on large language models trained on internet data, Lila generates unique experimental data — positioning itself at the intersection of AI, automation, and scientific R&D.
“We’re setting the scientific method in motion in a new form,” said CEO Geoffrey von Maltzahn. “These resources will accelerate discovery in ways that can benefit nearly everyone on the planet.”
The company reports thousands of discoveries already across life sciences, chemistry, and materials research.
With Nvidia’s support and a clear focus on scientific data ownership, Lila Sciences is emerging as a frontrunner in building the AI infrastructure for the next generation of discovery.
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