Chai Discovery

Chai has built an AI model that its founders claim can transform the process of designing molecules that bind to proteins and influence their function.

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TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Chai Discovery | 347 days from website to first raise on record

@chaidiscovery·Raised $230M in 3 sourced rounds·2 signals before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

1. July 14, 2026
   Round · amount undisclosed
   Source: fundraisingfox.com
2. December 15, 2025
   Series B+ · $130M
   GGeneral Catalyst (lead), OOak HC/FT (lead), GGlade Brook Capital, LLachy Groom, MMenlo Ventures, NNeo, OOpenAI, SSV Angel, TThrive Capital, YYosemite
   Source: startupintros.com
3. August 1, 2025
   Series A · $70M
   MMenlo Ventures (lead), DDimension, DDST Global, FFred Ehrsam, LLachy Groom, NNeo, OOpenAI, SSV Angel, TThrive Capital, YYosemite
   Source: startupintros.com
4. September 1, 2024
   Seed · $30M
   OOpenAI (lead), TThrive Capital (lead), AAmplify Partners, NNitesh Banta, SScribble Ventures
   Source: startupintros.com
5. May 9, 2024
   X account created
6. Batch 2
   CConviction Embed · batch
   Source: x.com
7. September 20, 2023
   Website created

Founders and team

• JD
  Jack Dent Founder

  LinkedIn
• JB
  Jacques Boitreaud Founder

  LinkedIn
• JM
  Joshua Meier Founder

  @joshim5 · LinkedIn
• MM
  Matthew McPartlon Founder

  LinkedIn

Investors

• AAmplify Partners
• AAnthology Fund
• AAvenir
• AAvra
• BBain Capital Ventures
• BBDT & MSD
• CConviction Embedaccelerator
• DDimension
• DDST Global
• FFred Ehrsam
• GGeneral Catalystlead investor
• GGlade Brook Capital
• IIndex Ventures
• KKleiner Perkins
• LLachy Groom
• MMenlo Ventureslead investor
• NNeo
• NNitesh Banta
• OOak HC/FTlead investor
• OOpenAIlead investor
• OOpenAI Startup Fund
• SSapphire Ventures
• SScribble Ventures
• SSequoia
• SSV Angel
• TThrive Capitallead investor
• YYosemite

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