P&R Talent Hunters
Albert Invent helps materials and chemical R&D teams accelerate discovery and organize laboratory data more effectively. It is a B2B SaaS platform that integrates electronic lab notebooks (ELN), laboratory information management systems (LIMS), and chemistry-trained AI models to streamline experiments, collaboration, and regulatory record-keeping. Enterprises use Albert to digitalize R&D, manage change at scale, and develop new product workflows. The platform is used by scientists in 30+ countries and targets materials and chemical science organizations modernizing research operations.
P&R Talent Hunters
Albert Invent helps materials and chemical R&D teams accelerate discovery and organize laboratory data more effectively. It is a B2B SaaS platform that integrates electronic lab notebooks (ELN), laboratory information management systems (LIMS), and chemistry-trained AI models to streamline experiments, collaboration, and regulatory record-keeping. Enterprises use Albert to digitalize R&D, manage change at scale, and develop new product workflows. The platform is used by scientists in 30+ countries and targets materials and chemical science organizations modernizing research operations.
TL;DR
Product: AI-enabled R&D operating system for chemistry and materials teams (Albert OS / Breakthrough)
Funding: $50,000,000 USD total reported; $22.5M Series A (Dec 2024); growth round led by J.P. Morgan (Feb 24, 2025)
Founded / HQ: Founded 2022; Oakland, California
Founders / Leadership: Co-founders: Nick Talken (CEO), Ken Kisner (CRO), Neelesh Vaikhary (CTO), Zack Kisner (Head of Product)
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Company Overview
Problem Domain
Materials and chemical science R&D: experimental data management, ELN/LIMS integration, predictive modeling for formulation and synthesis, and workflow digitalization.
Founded
2022
Industry
Software Development
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
$7,500,000
Participation from Homebrew, F-Prime Capital, and angels.
$22,500,000
Participation from TCV, Index Ventures, F-Prime, and Homebrew.
Company reported the round brought total funding to more than $45M; Crunchbase lists a stated pre-money valuation of $250M for this round.
Investor Signal
“Backed by venture and growth investors including Coatue, Index Ventures, TCV, J.P. Morgan Private Capital / JPMorgan Chase & Co., F-Prime, and Homebrew.”