Portfolio
2
companies
CuspAI
CuspAI develops an artificial intelligence platform to accelerate the discovery of new materials.
Recraft
An artificial intelligence native design platform for professional creatives.
Lan Xuezhao
Founding and managing partner
The financing was co-led by New Enterprise Associates and Temasek with participation from a broad group of strategic investors.
"Next-generation AI compute, clean air and water and sustainable energy – these multi-billion-dollar global challenges share a common barrier: materials. CuspAI’s mission is to change that. In just a year, we’ve gone from concept to partnerships with world leaders in automotive, semiconductors, energy, and climate."
The seed round was led by Hoxton Ventures with participation from Basis Set Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
"The Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team is looking forward to collaborating with CuspAI in their use of AI, including our OpenDAC work, to accelerate the discovery of novel DAC sorbent materials. The world needs fast progress on affordable carbon capture, and we believe that CuspAI’s team is in an excellent position to apply AI-based materials discovery to this pressing problem."
The Series A round was led by Khosla Ventures and Nat Friedman to support the development of proprietary foundation models.
"I truly believe that AI has the ability to reshape design and influence the way that we look at the world. Recraft was created to meet the requirements of professional design, generating consistent style images and high-quality vector illustrations suitable for everything from advertising and digital marketing assets to iconography. And the development of our Foundation Model will enable us to improve the quality and consistency of the AI-generated graphic design."
