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Phylo

Phylo is an applied research lab developing AI agents to accelerate biomedical discovery for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Backed by $13.5M in seed funding from a16z and Anthropic, the company serves approximately 20 top-tier pharma and biotech enterprises globally.

Backed by Menlo Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Conviction and 2 more

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Locations
South San Francisco+2
Also East Riding of Yorkshire, Toronto
Team size
1-10
Founded 2025
Total raised
$13.5M
Seed · last round Feb '26
Salary range
$170–340k
+ equity · 5 of 6 roles
Visa
H-1B Transfer Only
1 of 6 roles

Open positions · 6

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$185k - $205k+ equity

About Phylo

Phylo is an applied research lab building agentic intelligence to accelerate discovery for biomedical scientists. Founded by Yuanhao Qu and Kushim, the company is backed by a $13.5M seed round led by a16z, Menlo Ventures, and Anthropic, and is advised by Nobel Prize laureates and pioneering biologists. The team of approximately nine world-class researchers and engineers brings deep expertise in both AI and biology, with many having roots at Stanford. Phylo is trusted by approximately 20 top-20 pharma and large biotech enterprise accounts globally, reflecting its position as a leader in applying AI agents to transform biomedical research. The company believes that AI agents will fundamentally reshape how biomedical discovery is conducted, positioning itself at the intersection of cutting-edge artificial intelligence and life sciences innovation.

Culture & values

Flat organizational structure where individual contributors report directly to co-founders

Team values people who move fast, learn quickly, and take ownership

No bureaucracy; expected to iterate rapidly and adapt to new challenges

AI-native culture where everyone actively leverages AI tools in daily workflows

Expectation that team members constantly explore how to use new technology to accelerate work

Team brings together world-class researchers and engineers across AI and biology

Access to world-class advisors and collaborators including Nobel Prize laureates and pioneering biologists

Team is embedded with enterprise customers solving real drug R&D problems

Work has direct scientific impact that shapes the product and influences how customers conduct research

Funding

$13.5Mtotal raised

Feb '26
  • Feb 2026 · Seed
    $13.5M
  • Menlo Ventures
  • Andreessen Horowitz
  • Conviction
  • SV Angel
  • Zetta Venture Partners

Company at a glance

Founded2025
Location
South San Francisco, United States
Websitephylo.bio
LinkedInLinkedIn

The team at Phylo

1-10 peopleSee everyone on LinkedIn

Kexin Huang

PhD Student @ Stanford CS

Margaret Hua

Ex-McKinsey | Wharton MBA

Tianwei She

Machine Learning Engineer @ Moveworks

Yuanhao Qu

PhD at Stanford School of Medicine | Building AI Agents for Biomedical Research

Milind Nigam

🧬 Scientific Solutions Consulting at Cradle || AI/ML for Protein Engineering || Benchling, NIH alum 🧑🏽‍💻

Team breakdown

Team Distribution

  • Leadership43%
  • Engineering43%
  • Operations14%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Stanford University
  2. 2.Harvard University
  3. 3.Yale University
  4. 4.Columbia University
  5. 5.University of California, San Francisco

Team Worked At

  • Genentech
  • Pfizer
  • GSK
  • Scale AI
  • Microsoft

Location

Team Composition

20 people
  • Engineering and Technical9
  • General Management4 senior5
  • Sales1 senior2
  • Administrative1
  • Customer Service1
  • Research1

Life at Phylo

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Of 6 open roles, Phylo has 2 hybrid, 4 on-site positions.

Phylo is based in South San Francisco.

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