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Osmo funding, valuation and investors
AI-powered digital olfaction — fragrance design via molecular data and machine learning.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series B
$70M · February 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$70M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series b · New York, New York
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Two Sigma Ventures
Overview
Osmo is a digital scent design company combining proprietary molecular data, machine learning, and human perfumery to create fragrances. Founded in 2022 as a spin-off from Google Brain by olfactory neuroscientist Alex Wiltschko, Osmo achieved Scent Teleportation in 2024 — full digitization of scent without human intervention. The company raised a $70M Series B in February 2026 led by Two Sigma Ventures, bringing total funding to $130M.
Why Osmo is interesting
Osmo achieved 'Scent Teleportation' in 2024 and raised $70M Series B led by Two Sigma Ventures in February 2026 — applying Google Brain spin-off tech to fragrance, healthcare, and environmental sensing.
Product & use cases
Osmo's Olfactory Intelligence platform maps molecular structures to scent profiles, enabling AI-generated fragrance formulas from concept through manufacturing — plus applications in healthcare diagnostics and environmental monitoring.
- Custom fragrance development for consumer brands
- Accelerated scent R&D for perfumery houses
- Healthcare diagnostics via digital olfaction
- Environmental and safety scent monitoring
Key facts
- Series B (Feb 2026): $70M led by Two Sigma Ventures — Businesswire
- Total funding: $130M
- Google Brain spin-off founded 2022 by Alex Wiltschko
- Scent Teleportation achieved 2024
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Largest structured scent data library plus 2024 Scent Teleportation milestone — rare combination of ML and olfactory science expertise from Google Brain origins.
Fragrance is a $50B+ industry still reliant on artisan perfumers. Osmo bets AI can democratize custom scent creation and expand into healthcare. Incumbent houses may partner or compete; regulatory path for diagnostic applications is long.
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Givaudan / IFF / Firmenich incumbent
Major fragrance houses with traditional R&D.
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Traditional perfumers incumbent
Human nose and artisan formulation.
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Aromyx / other scent AI adjacent
Digital olfaction competitors with different approaches.
Notable stories
- Osmo spun out of Google Brain in 2022 — founder Alex Wiltschko is an olfactory neuroscientist and Harvard PhD who spent years mapping how the brain processes smell.
- Two Sigma Ventures led the February 2026 $70M Series B shortly before the firm spun out to become Deviation Capital in May 2026 — among TSV's final marquee rounds.
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