Profluent
AI-first company designing novel, functional proteins for therapeutics, diagnostics, agriculture, and biomanufacturing.
About
Profluent is an AI-first company that develops deep generative models to design and validate novel, functional proteins. Their platform leverages large-scale frontier AI models trained on billions of biological sequences to create bespoke proteins for various applications, including therapeutics, diagnostics, agriculture, and biomanufacturing. The company aims to make biology programmable, moving beyond natural discovery to intentionally design solutions for human health and the environment.
Key facts
At-a-glance profile data
- Website
- profluent.bio
- Type
- VC
- Headquarters
- Emeryville, USA
- Funds raised
- $150M
- Portfolio companies
- 1
- Stages
- SeedSeries BSeries A
- Sector focus
- AIBiotechnologyHealthTechLife SciencesArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Recent investments
| Date | Company | Round | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2026 | Skinbits Api | Pre-Seed | $6M |
“Profluent Announces Strategic Partnership with Lilly to Develop AI-Designed Recombinases for Genetic Medicine. Very interesting application.”
View on Reddit“Profluent, Lilly partner in genetic medicine deal worth up to $2.25 billion.”
View on Reddit“Eli Lilly invierte .250 millones en Profluent: la IA que diseña editores de genes que la evolución nunca produjo.”
View on Reddit“Profluent Raises $106M to Scale Frontier AI Models for Programmable Biology.”
View on Reddit“Profluent Raises $106M to Scale Frontier AI Models for Programmable Biology. Profluent just raised a $106M round led by Altimeter Capital and Jeff Bezos’ family office, Bezos Expeditions, bringing total funding to about $150M to scale its “…”
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Frequently asked
What companies has Profluent invested in?
Profluent has invested in Skinbits Api.