Cradle
Engineer better proteins, faster.
À propos de Cradle
Cradle is an AI-powered protein engineering platform that helps scientists design and optimize protein candidates using generative AI and experimental data. The platform accelerates drug discovery and biological product development across therapeutics, diagnostics, agriculture, and chemicals.
Fondateurs
Eli Bixby
Co-Founder
Elise de Reus
Co-Founder
Ph.D. in fungal synthetic biology from Delft University and DTU. Previously engineered microbes in high throughput at Zymergen and Perfect Day. Co-founder of Cradle bringing synthetic biology expertise.
Harmen van Rossum
Co-Founder
Manages Cradle's wet lab operations, bringing hands-on laboratory expertise to the protein engineering platform.
Jelle Prins
Co-Founder
Early product manager at Uber (2009) designing original passenger and driver apps. Later responsible for first apps at Booking.com and Catawiki. Co-founder of Cradle bringing product and design expertise.
Stef van Grieken
Co-Founder & CEO
Former Group Product Manager at Google Research & Machine Intelligence, overseeing AI infrastructure and applied ML projects. Co-founder and CEO of Cradle since 2021.
- AI · Engineering & Materials
- Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
- Série B
- 2021
- 5,5 M €
Tours de financement
| Date | Tour | Montant | Investisseurs principaux |
|---|---|---|---|
| Série B | Non communiqué | IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) | |
| Série A | Non communiqué | Index Ventures | |
| Amorçage | 5,5 M € | Index Ventures, Kindred Capital |
