Exclusive: Inside $3.8B
@chaidiscovery
After leaving OpenAI & Stripe, co-founders Josh Meier (
@joshim5) and Jack Dent (
@jackdent) built a pioneering AI drug design model called Chai-1. Now? Their models are used by giants like Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Novartis.
Their models design antibodies in hours, not years - with atomic-level accuracy confirmed in the lab. If they're right, we're closer than ever to curing complex diseases. We went to San Francisco to find out.
They've raised $600M + from
@saranormous @lachygroom @FEhrsam @ThriveCapital @sequoia @generalcatalyst @OpenAI @MenloVentures @IndexVentures @kleinerperkins + more.
0:00 AI drug design - how is it possible?
1:32 Josh: Leaving OpenAI for biology
2:34 90% of drugs used to fail
3:24 An outside scientist's honest take
4:40 Chai-3: Drug design in hours not years
5:30 Why Eli Lilly bet on Chai
6:20 When will this reach patients?
8:56 A hopeful future: Alzheimer's & aging