Kebotix
Cambridge, US · Founded 2017 · Delaware corporation · 7 employees on LinkedIn · 10 known investors
Kebotix uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and laboratory automation to discover and develop new materials and molecules. The company serves product manufacturers and industries seeking high-performance, environmentally friendly materials.
Also known as Kebotix, Inc.
Founders & leadership
Kebotix was founded in 2017 by Dennis Sheberla, Semion Saykin, and Alan Aspuru-Guzik.
Board
Investors · 10
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$23.7M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2018–2024
▶$5MraisedAug 2024 · 10 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Tong HuiDirector
- Dennis SheberlaExecutive Officer
- Andrew KrowneDirector
- Yipeng ZhaoDirector
- Semion SaykinExecutive Officer
- Ashish KulkarniExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $10M
- Amount sold
- $5M
- First sale
- Jul 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$2.2MraisedApr 2023 · 11 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Dennis SheberlaExecutive Officer
- Andrew KrowneDirector
- Alan Aspuru-GuzikExecutive Officer
- Yipeng ZhaoDirector
- Ashish KulkarniExecutive Officer, Director
- Semion SaykinExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $4M
- Amount sold
- $2.2M
- First sale
- Mar 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$11.4MraisedApr 2020 · 14 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Kartik DharmadhikariDirector
- Semyon DukachDirector
- Jill BeckerExecutive Officer, Director
- Ashish KulkarniDirector
- Alan Aspuru-GuzikExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $15M
- Amount sold
- $11.4M
- First sale
- Apr 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2017
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$5.1MraisedAug 2018 · 20 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Semyon DukachDirector
- Jill BeckerExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Alan Aspuru-GuzikDirector, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $5.1M
- Amount sold
- $5.1M
- First sale
- Jul 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2017
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Kebotix is a materials and chemicals discovery company that operates an artificial intelligence platform paired with an automated, or "self-driving," laboratory. The company positions its offering as a way for organizations to move candidate chemicals and materials from concept to market more quickly by digitalizing the research and development process.
The company markets two principal lines of solutions: enterprise AI software customized to a customer's materials discovery problems, and novel materials innovation work in which Kebotix applies its own design technology and automated lab to develop new materials. Both are built around a closed-loop "predict-produce-prove" cycle, in which experimental results from each iteration are fed back into the models to inform the next round of design.
Business model
Kebotix offers enterprise AI solutions customized to customer materials-discovery programs alongside materials innovation engagements in which the company applies its own design technology and self-driving lab on behalf of product developers.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market
Market position
Kebotix has been recognized by industry and technology observers, appearing on C&EN's Top 10 Chemistry Startups to Watch, being named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and a Hello Tomorrow Deep Tech Pioneer, featuring in MIT Technology Review's Top 10 Breakthrough Technologies coverage of AI-discovered molecules, being included in CB Insights' Top 100 Most Innovative Artificial Intelligence Startups, and being an honoree of BostInno's Inno On FIRE Awards.
Kebotix positions the integration of machine learning, physical modeling and automated experimentation into a single closed-loop self-driving lab as the basis for faster materials and chemicals discovery than conventional R&D workflows.
Technology
The platform combines cloud and data technologies with machine learning, physical modeling and laboratory automation to form a self-driving lab. Experiments run in a closed-loop, predict-produce-prove design paradigm, so that automated learning from each experimental iteration refines subsequent predictions and shortens R&D cycles.
Go-to-market
The company sells directly to enterprises, presenting partner relationships and inviting prospective customers to contact it about accelerating their R&D programs.
Organizations conducting chemicals and materials research and development that are seeking to digitalize and accelerate their discovery processes and bring products to market faster.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Kebotix went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 3
by search overlap
Companies competing with Kebotix for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Non-dilutive funding · 3 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Phase II | 2023 | $400K |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Phase I | 2022 | $99.9K |
| Department of Energy | Phase I | 2020 | $198.1K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.
Timeline · 6
launches, deals, and filingsDated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- Kebotixkebotix.com · web
1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Kebotix do?
- Kebotix runs an AI-driven self-driving lab for accelerated discovery of new chemicals and materials.
- Who founded Kebotix?
- Kebotix was founded by Dennis Sheberla, Semion Saykin, Alan Aspuru-Guzik in 2017.
- Who are Kebotix's investors?
- Kebotix's investors include ArcTern Ventures, Bantam Group, Flybridge Capital Partners, One Way Ventures, Propagator Ventures, Safar Partners, WorldQuant Ventures, Dolby Family Ventures and 2 more.
- How much funding has Kebotix raised?
- Kebotix has disclosed $23.7M raised across 4 rounds.
- Where is Kebotix headquartered?
- Kebotix is headquartered in Cambridge, US.