Biothreat detection startup Pilgrim raises $25M seed at $150M valuation
KateClarkTweets · x · 2026-09-24
According to the Wall Street Journal, biosecurity startup Pilgrim raised a $25M seed round led by Buckley at a $150M valuation.
The company's device combines air sampling with genomic sequencing to detect biological threats, positioning it in the emerging AI-adjacent biodetection space.
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