PERSIST.AI - About the company
PERSIST.AI is a series A company based in Woodland (United States), founded in 2022 by Karthik Raman and Christopher Shelner. It operates as a CDMO focused on manufacturing formulations for biopharma sectors. PERSIST.AI has raised $16.7M in funding from Spero Ventures and 2048 Ventures. The company has 878 active competitors, including 28 funded and 135 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Jubilant Life Sciences, Akums and Nivagen Pharmaceuticals.
Company Details
- Website
- www.persist-ai.com/
- Email ID
- *****@persist-ai.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2022
Location
Woodland, United States
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$16.7M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
22nd among 878 active competitors
Employee Count
34 as on Jul 31, 2026
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PERSIST.AI's funding and investors
PERSIST.AI has raised a total funding of $16.7M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2023. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on May 19, 2025 for $*****. 13 investors participated in its latest round. PERSIST.AI has 15 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of PERSIST.AI:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 19, 2025 | 6295326 | Series A | 4193921 | 7213261 | 7905110 | 3165132 |
May 08, 2023 | 7246095 | Seed | 1914339 | 8385716 | 6190410 | |
2023 | 2530 | Seed | 8567 | 5796 | 9358 |
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PERSIST.AI's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of PERSIST.AI are Karthik Raman and Christopher Shelner. Karthik Raman is the CEO of PERSIST.AI.
Here are the details of PERSIST.AI's key team members:
- Karthik Raman: Co-Founder & CEO of PERSIST.AI. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Christopher Shelner: Co-Founder & COO of PERSIST.AI. Contact Info: 1 email address
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PERSIST.AI's employee count trend
PERSIST.AI has 34 employees as of Jul 26. Here is PERSIST.AI's employee count trend over the years:
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PERSIST.AI's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of PERSIST.AI include Jubilant Life Sciences, Akums and Nivagen Pharmaceuticals. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of PERSIST.AI, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Jubilant Life Sciences 1978, Noida (India), Public | Company offering a suite of R&D and manufacturing services for small molecules and generics | - | 59/100 | |
2nd | CDMO focusing on spectrum of dosage forms and therapeutic segments | $70M | 58/100 | ||
3rd | Nivagen Pharmaceuticals 2009, Sacramento (United States), Acquired | Developer and contract manufacturer of generic drugs, tablets, capsules, ointment and solution | $31M | 57/100 | |
4th | Nectar Lifesciences 1995, Chandigarh (India), Public | Manufacturer of cephalosporin APIs and generic formulations | $46.9M | 55/100 | |
5th | Contract services for pharmaceutical development and manufacturing | - | 54/100 | ||
6th | Supriya Lifescience 2008, Mumbai (India), Public | Manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished dosage formulations for healthcare | - | - | 54/100 |
7th | Contract laboratory and contract manufacturing services for pharmaceutical and animal health industries | - | - | 54/100 | |
8th | Chugai Pharmaceutical 1925, Tokyo (Japan), Acquired | Developer of innovative pharmaceutical products and services | - | 54/100 | |
9th | Asahi Kasei 1931, Chiyoda-ku (Japan), Public | CDMO focused on manufacturing of liquid, solid & injectable drug formulations | - | 53/100 | |
10th | Pontika Aerotech 2017, Paonta Sahib (India), Series A | Contract manufacturer of formulations | $11.9M | 52/100 | |
22nd | PERSIST.AI 2022, Woodland (United States), Series A | CDMO focused on manufacturing formulations for biopharma sectors | $16.7M | 48/100 |
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PERSIST.AI's Investments and acquisitions
PERSIST.AI has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to PERSIST.AI
Media has covered PERSIST.AI for 1 event in last 1 year, It was about partnerships.
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CyanoCapture & Persist AI Collaborate on Robotic GMP FacilityPR Newswire•Feb 18, 2026•PERSIST.AI, CyanoCapture
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Persist AI Launches Cloud Lab to Accelerate Pharmaceutical Formulation Development, Raises $12M Series A Fundingintelligence360•Jun 02, 2025•PERSIST.AI, Spero Ventures, MBX Capital, Shimadzu and 9 others
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Persist AI Launches Cloud Lab to Accelerate Pharmaceutical Formulation Development, Raises $12M Series A FundingPR Newswire•May 19, 2025•PERSIST.AI, Spero Ventures, MBX Capital, Global Brain and 10 others
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AI-driven drug formulation startup, Persist AI, raises $4M in oversubscribed funding roundTech Funding News•Aug 07, 2023•PERSIST.AI, 2048 Ventures, Innospark, Fellows Fund and 1 other
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Long-Acting Drug Start-Up Raises $4M in Seed FundsTechnology News and Literature•Aug 05, 2023•PERSIST.AI, 2048 Ventures, Innospark, Fellows Fund and 2 others
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Persist AI Raises $4M in Seed Financing, Rapidly Accelerates Drug FormulationSilicon Valley Journals•Aug 05, 2023•PERSIST.AI, Y Combinator, Innospark, 2048 Ventures and 2 others
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Persist AI Raises $4M in Seed Financing, Rapidly Accelerates Drug FormulationPR Newswire•Aug 04, 2023•PERSIST.AI, Y Combinator, 2048 Ventures, Innospark and 2 others
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Persist AI Raises $4M in Seed FinancingFinSMEs•Aug 04, 2023•PERSIST.AI, 2048 Ventures, Innospark, Fellows Fund and 2 others
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Persist AI Adopts Scispot to operate as a Digital Biotech companyAiThority•Jul 04, 2023•Scispot, PERSIST.AI
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