Outpost
Boston, US · Founded 2025 · 12 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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.
Founders & leadership
Outpost was founded in 2025 by Jenny Yang and Alex Merwin.
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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.
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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.
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Heidi ArjesinVP, R&D
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Saif Ur-RehmaninVP, Engineering
Investors · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$17.5M disclosed across 1 of 5 rounds · 2024–2026
- Undisclosed amountSeries BMay 2026Source ↗
- $17.5MSeries AMar 2026 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
- Undisclosed amountPre-SeedMar 2026Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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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.