CuspAI - About the company
CuspAI is a series B company based in Cambridge (United States), founded in 2024 by Max Welling. It operates as an AI-enabled platform for materials research and applications. CuspAI has raised $670M in funding from investors like New Enterprise Associates, Temasek and Hoxton Ventures, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 75 active competitors, including 21 funded and 7 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Schrodinger, PhaseCraft and PASQAL.
Company Details
AI-enabled platform for materials research and applications. The platform develops a search engine that enables users to input material properties, and the system generates the chemical composition needed to achieve those properties.
- Website
- www.cusp.ai/
- Email ID
- *****@cuspai.com, *****@cuspai.com
- Registered Address
- 4 STATION SQUARE, C/O MISHCON DE REYA LLP, CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM, CB1 2GE
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2024
Location
Cambridge, United States
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$670M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Sep 10, 2025
Investors
Ranked
3rd among 75 active competitors
Employee Count
74 as on Jun 30, 2026
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Legal entities associated with CuspAI
CuspAI is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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CUSP AI LIMITED CIN: 15549537 , United Kingdom, Active | Mar 09, 2024 | - | 12 (As on Mar 31, 2025) |
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CuspAI's funding and investors
CuspAI has raised a total funding of $670M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 18, 2024. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jul 20, 2026 for $*****. 16 investors participated in its latest round. CuspAI has 17 institutional investors and 7 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of CuspAI:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jul 20, 2026 | 8468411 | Series B | 2625624 | 3953942 | 7177146 | 4509759 |
Sep 10, 2025 | 1595941 | Series A | 3562639 | 7838503 | 2849134 | |
Jun 18, 2024 | 8418472 | Seed | 2464566 | 9972202 |
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CuspAI's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of CuspAI is Max Welling.
Here are the details of CuspAI's key team members:
- Max Welling: Co-Founder of CuspAI and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
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CuspAI's employee count trend
CuspAI has 74 employees as of Jun 26. Here is CuspAI's employee count trend over the years:
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CuspAI's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of CuspAI include Schrodinger, PhaseCraft and PASQAL. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of CuspAI, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Schrodinger 1990, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of a web-based simulation and modelling tool | $162M | 74/100 | |
2nd | PhaseCraft 2019, Bristol (United Kingdom), Series B | Provider of quantum simulation systems | $56.4M | 64/100 | |
3rd | CuspAI 2024, Cambridge (United States), Series B | AI-enabled platform for materials research and applications | $670M | 62/100 | |
4th | Developer of neutral atom quantum computers, offering hardware, cloud access, and software. | $300M | 60/100 | ||
5th | Provider of solutions for materials and chemicals services | - | 51/100 | ||
6th | Multiwave Technologies 2015, Geneva (Switzerland), Series A | Develops software that accelerates the design of meta material | $4.5M | 50/100 | |
7th | Orbital Materials 2022, London (United Kingdom), Seed | Developer of AI-powered hardware solutions for data center thermal management | $4.8M | 45/100 | |
8th | Multiscale 2020, Atlanta (United States), Series B | Provider of AI based platform offering material planning for the manufacturing sector | $18.6M | 43/100 | |
9th | HQS Quantum Simulations 2017, Karlsruhe (Germany), Series A | Developer of quantum simulation software for spectroscopy and related techniques | $16.2M | 43/100 | |
10th | Frenetic AI 2015, Madrid (Spain), Series A | Provider of AI and cloud-based manufacturing technology for magnetic components | $17.3M | 42/100 |
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CuspAI's Investments and acquisitions
CuspAI has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to CuspAI
Media has covered CuspAI for a total of 14 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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Bezos Backs CuspAI With Investment as Startup Partners with Nvidia on Chip MaterialsCNBC•Jul 20, 2026•CuspAI, Bezos Expeditions, Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates and 7 others
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Jeff Bezos' Family Office Accelerates AI Bets with Multiple Startup InvestmentsPYMNTS.com•Jul 02, 2026•CuspAI, Bezos Expeditions, Khosla Ventures, Arch Venture Partners and 1 other
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CuspAI to Raise $400M in Funding Round with Backers Including Jeff BezosSilicon Republic•Jun 17, 2026•CuspAI, Kleiner Perkins, Bezos Expeditions, Giant Ventures and 8 others
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Prosus Ventures Backs CuspAI’s $100M+ Series A to Revolutionise Materials Discovery with AIStock Screener•Sep 10, 2025•CuspAI, Prosus, NVentures, Samsung Venture Investment and 13 others
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British startup CuspAI Secures €85 million+ to transform materials discovery with AIEU-Startups•Sep 10, 2025•Touring Capital, NVentures, Samsung Venture Investment, Basis Set Ventures and 12 others
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CuspAI seeks $100M funding to unlock AI's potential in climate materialsTech Funding News•Aug 05, 2025•CuspAI
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