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Outpost

Boston, US · Founded 2025 · 12 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors

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Outpost operates a "lab-in-the-loop" platform combining high-throughput experiments with machine learning to model the human microbiome and predict how drugs, food ingredients, and formulations interact with microbial ecosystems. It serves drug and ingredient R&D teams with metabolism, toxicity, efficacy, and safety screening to de-risk candidates in development.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health

Founders & leadership

Outpost was founded in 2025 by Jenny Yang and Alex Merwin.

JYJenny Yang
Jenny YanginCEO & Co-FounderCo-founder and CEO of Outpost, which runs a lab-in-the-loop platform that combines high-throughput experiments with machine learning to model the human microbiome and screen how drugs, food ingredients, and formulations interact with microbial ecosystems for R&D teams.
AMAlex Merwin
Alex MerwininCOO & Co-FounderAlex Merwin is COO and co-founder of Outpost, which builds an AI platform modeling the human microbiome to predict drug and ingredient interactions with microbial ecosystems. He previously worked at Amazon and AWS, served as Head of Growth for Health and Bio Startups and VP International at SpotX, and has over 15 years of experience scaling technical products.
HAHeidi Arjes
Heidi ArjesinVP, R&D
SUSaif Ur-Rehman
Saif Ur-RehmaninVP, Engineering

Investors · 2

SeedcampLondon · $378K – $1.1M
Ribbit CapitalreportedPalo Alto · $100K – $15M

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$17.5M disclosed across 1 of 5 rounds · 2024–2026

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

US startup Lunar Outpost raises $30 million to speed moon rover developmentfinance.yahoo.com · May 2026Lunar Outpost Raises $30M in Series B Fundingfinsmes.com · May 2026Outpost raises $17.5m Series A to simplify global tradefintech.global · Mar 2026Outpost Raises $17.5M in Series A Fundingfinsmes.com · Mar 2026Outpost Bio Raises $3.5M in Pre-Seed Fundingfinsmes.com · Mar 2026Outpost Raises $12.5 Million to Accelerate Growthoutpost.us · Mar 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Outpost do?
Outpost operates a "lab-in-the-loop" platform combining high-throughput experiments with machine learning to model the human microbiome and predict how drugs, food ingredients, and formulations interact with microbial ecosystems. It serves drug and ingredient R&D teams with metabolism, toxicity, efficacy, and safety screening to de-risk candidates in development.
Who founded Outpost?
Outpost was founded by Jenny Yang, Alex Merwin in 2025.
Who are Outpost's investors?
Outpost's investors include Seedcamp, Ribbit Capital.
How much funding has Outpost raised?
Outpost has disclosed $17.5M raised across 1 of its 5 known rounds.
Where is Outpost headquartered?
Outpost is headquartered in Boston, US.