# Adaptyv

> YC S21 automated wet lab that synthesizes and tests AI-designed proteins and returns experimental data.

## Why it is interesting

August 25, 2026: $40M Series A led by Highland Europe with YC, ACE Ventures, and byFounders returning. No valuation. Company names Chai Discovery, Boltz, Roche, and Novo Nordisk among 100+ customers and says lab throughput grew more than 5x in a year.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Series A — $40M (August 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $48M
- **Stage:** series-a
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** biotech-life-sciences, ai-ml
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Latest funding investors:** Highland Europe, Y Combinator, ACE Ventures, byFounders

## Key facts

- Aug 25, 2026: $40M Series A; Highland Europe lead; YC / ACE / byFounders returning; no valuation
- YC Summer 2021; Lausanne automated protein lab
- Company: >5x throughput; >100 customers; names Chai Discovery, Boltz, Roche, Novo Nordisk
- Prior: $8M seed led by ACE Ventures (ACE post Sep 25, 2025)
- No /fund/ pages for Highland Europe, ACE Ventures, or byFounders

## Funding history

- Series A · $40M · August 2026
  Source: https://www.adaptyvbio.com/blog/series-a
- Seed · $8M · September 2025
  Source: https://aceventures.vc/ace-ventures-leads-8m-seed-round-in-adaptyv-bio-to-accelerate-the-future-of-protein-design/

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/y-combinator

## Related articles

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- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-august-31-investment-news-adaptyv-clerky-metrics
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-august-vc-news

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**Last updated:** August 31, 2026

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