
Aikium is a biotechnology company leveraging its proprietary Yotta-ML² platform, the world's first AI-powered trillion-molecule screening system, to unlock the undruggable proteome. This platform utilizes a deep learning engine and a synthetic biology platform, combined with AI-designed protein language models, to achieve unmatched scale and target-agnostic capabilities, enabling therapeutic breakthroughs in months rather than years. Aikium differentiates itself by targeting regions inaccessible to traditional antibodies and small molecules, fostering high-impact partnerships with leading pharma and academic institutions, and boasting a proven team with leadership experience from NVIDIA, Harvard, 10X Genomics, NIH, and the Wyss Institute. Their mission is to deliver 100 breakthrough therapies within the next decade, with a focus on oncology, immune disorders, and other challenging diseases.

Aikium is a biotechnology company leveraging its proprietary Yotta-ML² platform, the world's first AI-powered trillion-molecule screening system, to unlock the undruggable proteome. This platform utilizes a deep learning engine and a synthetic biology platform, combined with AI-designed protein language models, to achieve unmatched scale and target-agnostic capabilities, enabling therapeutic breakthroughs in months rather than years. Aikium differentiates itself by targeting regions inaccessible to traditional antibodies and small molecules, fostering high-impact partnerships with leading pharma and academic institutions, and boasting a proven team with leadership experience from NVIDIA, Harvard, 10X Genomics, NIH, and the Wyss Institute. Their mission is to deliver 100 breakthrough therapies within the next decade, with a focus on oncology, immune disorders, and other challenging diseases.
Headquarters: Berkeley, CA (Bakar Bioenginuity Hub)
Founded: 2022
Focus: AI-driven protein therapeutics combining deep learning and large-scale synthetic biology
Team signal: Founders/leadership from NVIDIA, Harvard, 10x Genomics, NIH, Wyss Institute
Funding: Multiple pre-seed rounds; total disclosed ~$4.0M; latest close Nov 15, 2024
Undruggable proteome; discovery of protein therapeutics for targets not addressable by conventional approaches.
2022
Biotechnology
Most recently disclosed pre-seed round announced Nov 15, 2024