Mercia Ventures led the seed financing round with participation from several backers to support platform validation and team growth.
Kuano
Kuano combines quantum mechanics and AI to design targeted enzyme inhibitors.
Kuano is a drug discovery enterprise that merges quantum mechanics with artificial intelligence to engineer next-generation medicines targeting enzymes. Based in Cambridge, the firm develops simulation platforms to model enzyme behaviour for precision drug design.
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Founders
Vid Stojevic
Co-founder and CEO
Vid is the co-founder and chief executive of Kuano, following previous co-founding and technical leadership roles at GTN. His background includes academic research positions at University College London, the University of Gent, and the University of Vienna.
LinkedInDavid Wright
Co-founder
Parminder Ruprah
Co-founder
Jarryl D’Oyley
Co-founder
Investors
- £1.8M
- £1.0M
Funding history
The seed round was backed by ACF Investors, o2h Ventures, and angel investors to fund team expansion and platform development.
