Developing extended-release PLG drug formulations takes $10M+ and 5-10 years. We enable drug manufacturers and CROs to shorten formulation discovery time by 30-50% by utilizing our automation and machine learning platform.
Location: United States, California, Woodland
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $16M
Founded date: 2022
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| 27.01.2023 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| 12.10.2025 | MBX Capita... | mbxcapital... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 20.05.2025 | Series A | $12M | - |
| 12.08.2023 | Seed | $4M | Fellows Fu... |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 20.05.2025 | Persist AI: Revolutionizing Drug Development with Cloud Lab and $12 Million Funding | In the fast-paced world of pharmaceuticals, time is money. The race to bring new drugs to market is relentless. Enter Persist AI, a trailblazer in AI-driven robotics for pharmaceutical formulation development. Recently, the company announce... |
| 20.05.2025 | Persist AI: $12 Million Series A Raised And Cloud Lab Launched | Persist AI, a pioneer in AI-based robotics for pharmaceutical formulation development and Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC), announced the launch of its Cloud Lab platform following the closing of an oversubscribed $12 million Se... |
| 20.05.2025 | Persist AI Launches Cloud Lab to Accelerate Pharmaceutical Formulation Development, Raises $12Million Series A Funding | AI-driven robotics platform reduces drug formulation development time from years to months Persist AI, a pioneer in AI-driven robotics for pharmaceutical formulation development and Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC), today announ... |
| 19.05.2025 | Persist AI Raises $12M in Series A Funding | Persist AI, a Sacramento, CA-based pioneer in AI-driven robotics for pharmaceutical formulation development and Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC), closed a $12m Series A financing round. The round was led by Spero Ventures with p... |
| 12.08.2023 | San Francisco-based AI startup Persist AI raises USD 4 million in financing round | SAN FRANCISCO, 4 AUGUST 2023 – Persist AI, the AI-driven medication formulation pioneer, announced the completion of an oversubscribed USD 4 million financing round following their completion of YCombinator, the famed San Francisco-based st... |
| 04.08.2023 | Persist AI Raises $4M in Seed Financing | Persist AI, a Woodland, CA-based AI-driven drug formulation company, raised $4M in funding following their completion of YCombinator. The round was led by 2048 Ventures with participation from Innospark Ventures, Fellows Fund, YCombinator, ... |
| 04.08.2023 | Persist AI Raises $4M in Seed Financing | SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Persist AI, an AI-driven pioneer in drug formulation, announced the close of an oversubscribed $4M financing round. >> Click here for more funding data on Persist AI >> To export Persist AI funding data to... |
| 04.07.2023 | Persist AI Adopts Scispot to operate as a Digital Biotech company | Scispot, the creator of the best tech stack for modern biotech, announces that Persist AI, an AI-driven biotech company specializing in the creation of long-acting microsphere formulations, has selected them to provide a robust data infrast... |
| 28.06.2023 | Persist AI Adopts Scispot to operate as a Digital Biotech company | Scispot — The Best Tech Stack for Modern Biotech “As an AI-focused biotech company, digitizing and automating our processes from the get-go has been imperative. Scispot has been instrumental in establishing the right digital foundation to a... |
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