Artificial Intelligence

Cradle

Medium44% confidenceProfile verified Jul 22, 2026

An AI protein engineering software company whose enterprise-grade platform serves six of the top 25 global pharma companies across more than 50 R&D programs. Cradle raised a $73 million Series B to advance its AI protein engineering software, with customers using the platform to speed up early R&D projects by up to 12x and reduce costs by up to 90%; recent case studies include improving a Staphylococcus aureus vaccine's thermostability by 2.5°C in a single optimization round, seven times faster than rational design.

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The Story So Far

Jan 2021: FoundedNov 2024: Raises $73M Series BJun 2026: Cradle's AI protein engineering platform serves six of top 25 pharma leaders

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Cradle's Timeline

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  1. Jan 2021 · Founded

    Cradle was founded to build AI-powered protein engineering software for biotech and pharma R&D teams.

  2. Nov 2024 · Raises $73M Series B

    Cradle raised a $73 million Series B round to advance its AI protein engineering software platform.