Basecamp Research Raises $140M From Nvidia and Anthropic's Anthology Fund to Turn Evolution Into Training Data
The Decoder · rss · 2026-09-23
London-based AI startup Basecamp Research has raised $140 million from investors including Nvidia and Anthropic's Anthology Fund. The company trains AI models on genetic material collected from rainforests, oceans, and hot springs to design antibiotics and cell-therapy tools. CTO Phil Lorenz explains why biology is a far bigger problem for AI than language, and why strong scores on benchmarks don't guarantee good molecules — a notable AI-for-Science bet on proprietary real-world data.
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