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Insitro

14 open1 filled
South San Francisco, California, United StatesFounded 2018256+ employeesGrowth raisedGrowthPrivate
Last round: series c · $400M · Mar 2021(3 rounds total)
2 layoff events · Last: Oct 2025
Founded by Daphne KollerHigh-quality perturbational data generation and AI to discover new targets and enable drug discovery, with lead siRNA programs in metabolism
Backed by(18 investors)
CPP InvestmentsAndreessen HorowitzAlexandria Venture InvestmentsBlackRockHOF CapitalGoogle VenturesForesite CapitalCasdin CapitalTemasek HoldingsT. Rowe PriceThird Rock VenturesARCH Venture Partners

insitro is the AI therapeutics company built on causal biology. By generating an integrated, multimodal corpus of human and cellular data and analyzing it with machine learning, insitro's platform aims to reveal how disease begins, progresses, and can be resolved. The company applies this approach to identify genetic drivers, prioritize targets, and design medicines intended to treat disease at its root, with programs focused in metabolic disease and neuroscience. insitro was founded by Daphne Koller and operates through a bilingual culture – cross-functional collaboration where machine learning scientists, discovery biologists, and drug hunters work as a single integrated unit. The company established partnerships with Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, and Gilead, and is backed by world-class investors. insitro brings together expertise across computational biology, human genetics, bioengineering, automation, and drug discovery to help bring effective medicines to patients faster. Join us in transforming drug discovery and development!

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