Startup profile for Genesis Therapeutics: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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Genesis Therapeutics funding, valuation and investors

AI molecular discovery company for small-molecule drug design (now Genesis Molecular AI).

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Series B

$200M · August 2023

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$252M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

series b

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Andreessen Horowitz , Menlo Ventures

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Genesis Therapeutics (now rebranded as Genesis Molecular AI) builds the GEMS platform — combining generative AI, predictive models, and physics-based simulation to discover small-molecule drug candidates for difficult protein targets.

Why Genesis Therapeutics is interesting

Genesis pioneered physics-informed generative AI for drug discovery; a16z led seed and co-led a $200M Series B with Menlo Ventures before the company rebranded to Genesis Molecular AI.

Product & use cases

Genesis Therapeutics (now Genesis Molecular AI) builds GEMS — generative AI plus physics simulation for small-molecule drug design.

  • Small-molecule design for difficult targets
  • Pharma partnership programs
  • Foundation model molecular space exploration

Key facts

  • Series A (2020): $52M led by Rock Springs with Menlo Ventures (/fund/menlo-ventures) and a16z seed lead (BioSpace)
  • Series B (Aug 2023): $200M co-led by a16z Bio+Health (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) and Menlo Ventures (BusinessWire)
  • Rebranded to Genesis Molecular AI; pharma deals with Genentech and Eli Lilly

Funding history (newest first)

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Genesis Therapeutics's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Competitive landscape

Edge: Early mover in physics-informed generative AI for drug discovery; $200M Series B and pharma partnerships.

Genesis pioneered physics-informed generative models before rebranding. See /startup/genesis-molecular-ai for current entity name.

  • Recursion direct

    AI drug discovery platform; Genesis focused on generative small molecules.

  • Isomorphic Labs direct

    AI-native drug design from DeepMind lineage.

  • Relay Therapeutics adjacent

    Computationally driven drug discovery; different modality focus.

Notable stories

  • Rebranded to Genesis Molecular AI — both directory entries refer to the same company.
  • a16z led seed and co-led $200M Series B (2023).

Industries

Biotech & Life Sciences AI & Machine Learning

FAQs about Genesis Therapeutics

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Genesis Therapeutics (now Genesis Molecular AI) developed the GEMS platform for AI-driven small-molecule drug discovery.
a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) led seed and co-led $200M Series B with Menlo Ventures (/fund/menlo-ventures).
No — rebranded to Genesis Molecular AI. See /startup/genesis-molecular-ai.
Genesis Exploration of Molecular Space — generative AI plus physics-based simulation platform.
Series B — $200M in August 2023 before rebrand.
Genentech (2020) and Eli Lilly (2022) partnerships publicly disclosed.
Both use AI for drug discovery; Genesis focused on generative small-molecule design with physics simulation.
To reflect focus on foundation models for molecular AI rather than traditional biotech naming.
No — private, operating as Genesis Molecular AI.

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