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Periodic Labs

Medium42% confidenceProfile verified Jul 23, 2026
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An AI-for-science startup founded by former OpenAI VP of Research Liam Fedus (who helped create ChatGPT and led development of the first trillion-parameter neural network) and ex-Google Brain/DeepMind materials scientist Ekin Dogus Cubuk. Periodic Labs raised a record $300 million seed round at a $1.5 billion valuation in September 2025, led by Felicis with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Jeff Bezos, Elad Gil, Eric Schmidt and Jeff Dean, and was reported in March-May 2026 to be in advanced talks for a further $500 million round at a $7.5 billion valuation led by AMP, aiming to fuse AI, robotics and physical experimentation to accelerate discovery of superconductors and advanced materials.

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Additional Intelligence Signals

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Sources

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Evidence

2 sources · 55% avg. source confidence

  • TechCrunch — Periodic Labs raises $300M seed, largest in AI-for-science history58% source confidence
  • Bloomberg / Forbes — Periodic Labs in deal talks at ~$7.5B valuation, oversubscribed round52% source confidence

Correlated Activity

Both Periodic Labs and Lila Sciences — which it depends on — are showing accelerating Activity at the same time (1 recorded change for Lila Sciences in the last 90 days).

Timing correlation only — not evidence of a causal link

Both Periodic Labs and CuspAI — which it depends on — are showing accelerating Activity at the same time (1 recorded change for CuspAI in the last 90 days).

Timing correlation only — not evidence of a causal link

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The Story So Far (last 6 months)

Mar 2026: Periodic Labs in deal talks at ~$7.5B valuation, oversubscribed round→May 2026: Reported in talks for $500M round at $7.5B valuation

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Periodic Labs's Timeline

A sourced, dated history of Periodic Labs's key moments — founding to present.

  1. Jan 2025 · Founded by ex-OpenAI and Google Brain researchers

    Periodic Labs was founded by former OpenAI VP of Research Liam Fedus and ex-Google Brain/DeepMind researcher Ekin Dogus Cubuk to build an 'AI scientist' combining machine learning, robotics and simulation.

  2. Sep 2025 · $300M seed at $1.5B valuation, largest in AI-for-science history

    Periodic Labs raised a $300 million seed round led by Felicis at a $1.5 billion valuation, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, DST, NVentures, Accel, Jeff Bezos, Elad Gil, Eric Schmidt and Jeff Dean -- the largest seed round in AI-for-science history.

  3. May 2026 · Reported in talks for $500M round at $7.5B valuation

    Periodic Labs was reported to be in advanced, significantly oversubscribed talks to raise at least $500 million at a $7.5 billion valuation, led by AMP (an investment vehicle founded by former a16z general partner Anjney Midha); as of mid-2026 the round had not been confirmed as closed.