Edison Scientific

Backed byTriatomic Capital
Total raised$70.0M
StageSeed
Hiring pace29 roles / 90d
Founded2025
Team size11-50
HQSan Francisco, California
IndustriesAI/MLLife SciencesSaaSBiotechnologySoftware Development

About Edison Scientific

Edison Scientific, spun out from FutureHouse in 2025, focuses on building and commercializing AI agents for science. The company shares FutureHouse’s mission to create an AI Scientist, scaling autonomous research and applying it to drug development. It aims to accelerate discovery across the sciences by enabling more rapid and scalable scientific exploration. In short, Edison Scientific positions itself at the forefront of AI-driven scientific automation and drug development.

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Company at a glance

Location
San Francisco, California

Founders & Leadership

SR

Samuel G. Rodriques

Inventor, entrepreneur | Building an AI Scientist | Time 100 in AI 2025

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DM

Dick Magness

Design

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Byron L.

Aging Biology Solopreneur

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AW

Andrew White

Cofounder & CTO of EdisonScientific, FutureHouse, Prof. of Chem Eng

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MS

Michael Skarlinski

Head of Platform @ Edison Scientific

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Engineering55%
  • Operations20%
  • Specialized18%
  • Leadership8%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  2. 2.University of California, Berkeley
  3. 3.University of California, San Diego
  4. 4.Harvard University
  5. 5.Stanford University

Team Worked At

  • Google
  • The Francis Crick Institute
  • Genentech
  • CERN
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Team Composition

35 people
  • Engineering11
  • Operations3 senior4
  • Leadership2 senior2
  • Research1 senior2
  • Administrative1
  • Business Development1
  • Entrepreneurship1 senior1
  • Human Resources1

Funding History

SeedDec 2025

$70M

raised

Valuation: $250M

AI-driven research startup Edison Scientific raised a $70 million seed round led by Triatomic Capital, Spark Capital, and a major U.S. institutional biotech investor, with participation from Pillar VC, Susa Ventures, Striker Venture Partners, Hawktail VC, Olive VC, and angel investors.

Triatomic CapitalSpark CapitalSusa VenturesPillar VCHawktailStriker+1

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