Sam Rodriques
FounderCEO, Co-Founder at Edison Scientific
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedEdison Scientific
About
Sam Rodriques is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Edison Scientific, which he launched in 2025 to commercialize AI agents developed at FutureHouse. He founded FutureHouse, a San Francisco research lab focused on developing an AI system for scientific research in biology and other fields, in 2023. He was named to the Time 100 in AI list in 2025.
CEO, Co-Founder at Edison Scientific
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Edison Scientific's investors · 9
HAWKTAILSan Francisco · since 2025NVenturesSanta Clara · since 2025NVIDIASanta Clara · since 2025Page One VenturesSilicon Valley · since 2025Pillar VCBoston · $50K – $4M checks · since 2025Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2025Striker Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $30M checks · since 2025Triatomic CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checks · since 2025Ventura CapitalLondon · since 2025
Co-founders at Edison Scientific
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Andrew WhiteCTO, Co-Founder
Experience
- Edison ScientificCo-founder and Chief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- FutureHouseDirector and CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- The Francis Crick InstituteGroup Leader2021 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
- PetriEntrepreneur In Residence2020 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearcher2019 — 2020Cambridge, MA
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGraduate Student (Physics)2014 — 2019Synthetic Neurobiology Group, MIT Media Lab
- University of CambridgeMaster's Student2013 — 2014Churchill College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Haverford CollegeUndergraduate (Physics)2009 — 2013
- University of CambridgeUndergraduate (junior year abroad)2011 — 2012Cambridge, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Python3Mathematica5Matlab3LaTeX2Physics10Applied Mathematics7Research3Theoretical Physics3Mathematical Modeling3Science2Data Analysis3Mathematics1
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Particle PhysicsNeuroscienceNeuroengineeringBiological EngineeringLanguages English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Rodriques?
- Sam Rodriques is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Edison Scientific, which he launched in 2025 to commercialize AI agents developed at FutureHouse. He founded FutureHouse, a San Francisco research lab focused on developing an AI system for scientific research in biology and other fields, in 2023. He was named to the Time 100 in AI list in 2025.
- Where does Sam Rodriques work?
- Sam Rodriques is CEO, Co-Founder of Edison Scientific.
- What companies did Sam Rodriques found?
- Sam Rodriques founded Edison Scientific.
- Where did Sam Rodriques go to school?
- Sam Rodriques studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics); University of Cambridge (MPhil in Engineering, Neuroscience); Haverford College (Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Edison Scientific4
Also worked at FutureHouse1
Also worked at Petri6
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology479
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