Today, we’re announcing two steps forward in our mission to use AI and usher in a new era of medicine:
We’ve closed a $26M Seed Extension and welcomed our new Co-Founder and CTO, Ujjwal Singh.
Ujjwal most recently served as Chief Technology and Product Officer at Multiverse.
He previously held the role of Head of Workplace at Meta, following a distinguished tenure at Google.
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@manas_co , an AI-driven drug discovery startup, has secured $24.6 million in seed funding led by @reidhoffman , @generalcatalyst , and Greylock Partners. The company is set to revolutionize cancer treatment by leveraging AI to analyze molecules 100 times faster than traditional methods, drastically reducing drug development timelines from a decade to just a few years.
With @Azure ’s cloud computing and support from @Microsoft 's AI expertise, Manas AI is collaborating with top scientists, including Nobel laureates and National Academy members, to accelerate breakthroughs in breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma treatments.
Though its funding is modest compared to @Xaira_Thera ($1B) and Treeline Biosciences ($422M), Manas AI aims to make a major impact in precision-designed AI-driven medicine.
The announcement was made during Reid Hoffman’s presentation for his latest book, Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future.
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LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman teams up with cancer researcher on an artificial-intelligence drug discovery startup Manas AI, to try and reduce the time it takes to find cures for cancer.
Our first focus will be on oncology, developing treatments for aggressive cancers such as triple-negative breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma.
Exclusive: Tech investor and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is teaming up with cancer researcher Siddhartha Mukherjee on an AI drug discovery startup on.wsj.com/3Edxc3Q







