We're building AI models to develop better, safer pesticides in-house. Our latest model, Foldwell, is the AlphaFold killer—it's four times faster than AlphaFold 3.
We're building AI models to develop better, safer pesticides in-house. Our latest model, Foldwell, is the AlphaFold killer—it's four times faster than AlphaFold 3.
What they do: AI-driven agritech company developing protein- and structure-based models to discover novel pesticides and license IP to agrochemical firms
Flagship tech: Foldwell (structure prediction) plus models PLAPT and APPT for screening and design
Stage & funding signals: Founded 2024; completed at least a Pre-Seed round (YC as lead); reported $6M seed later
Team size: Very small (~4 employees reported)
HQ / lab: Operates a lab in San Carlos (San Francisco area)
Agritech / pesticide discovery using computational protein modeling and molecular design.
2024
AgriTech / Biotech
Pre-Seed round reported on Crunchbase
$6M
Seed round reported by TechCrunch; included a personal check from an individual investor
“Y Combinator, General Catalyst, A Capital”