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Ex-DeepMind researcher and co-founder of Periodic Labs, materials-science AI startup in talks at $7B valuation.
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Weil Valuation 750 Million for AI Science Startup 2026 8
Business InsiderpositiveAug 12, 2026
“Ekin Dogus Cubuk co-founded Periodic Labs focused on AI scientists and autonomous laboratories.”
Periodic Labs — ~$7B valuation talks
SubstackpositiveMar 29, 2026
“Ex-DeepMind researcher and co-founder of Periodic Labs, materials-science AI startup in talks at $7B valuation.”
Former OpenAI and DeepMind Researchers Raise Whopping $300M Seed to Automate Science
TechCrunchnewspositiveOct 1, 2025
Periodic Labs, founded by former OpenAI and DeepMind researchers, raised $300M in seed funding to automate scientific discovery by building AI scientists and autonomous laboratories that conduct physical experiments to discover new materials like superconductors.
“Led materials and chemistry team at Google Brain and DeepMind, created GNoME AI tool that discovered over 2 million new crystals.”
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