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MoleculeMind
A leading AI protein design platform company
About MoleculeMind
Beijing Molecular Heart Technology, also known as MoleculeMind, is a biotechnology firm specializing in the application of artificial intelligence to protein research and design. The company was established in January 2022 by Professor Xu Jinbo, a distinguished computational biologist recognized for his foundational work in AI-powered protein structure prediction. Professor Xu's research in 2016 was a significant precursor to the development of technologies like DeepMind's AlphaFold, demonstrating that deep learning could substantially improve the accuracy of protein structure prediction. His academic career includes a professorship at the University of Chicago's Toyota Technological Institute and a role as a visiting scholar at Tsinghua University's Institute for AI Industry Research (AIR). Motivated by a desire to bridge the gap between academic research and industrial application, Xu founded MoleculeMind to translate these advanced AI capabilities into tangible products.
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The core of MoleculeMind's offering is its proprietary AI-driven platform, "MoleculeOS". This integrated system leverages data-driven deep learning algorithms to accelerate the discovery, optimization, and design of large molecules like proteins. The platform is engineered to make the process of developing large-molecule drugs more predictable and programmable, thereby enhancing efficiency. The business model centers on providing this platform to clients in biopharmaceuticals and synthetic biology, helping them to more rapidly identify, modify, and generate ideal proteins for their specific needs. The company targets a wide range of applications, including the development of innovative drugs (peptides, antibodies), industrial enzyme optimization, advanced materials, and sustainable agriculture. Through partnerships with pharmaceutical companies and national laboratories, MoleculeMind is applying its technology to optimize industrial enzymes and has achieved notable results in designing proteins for anti-tumor therapies.
Since its inception, MoleculeMind has secured significant venture capital backing. After a seed round in April 2022, the company announced a strategic investment of over 100 million yuan in February 2023. This was followed by a Series A round in September 2024, which raised several hundred million yuan more, co-led by Cherami Investment and Shenzhen Capital Group. These funds are allocated towards expanding the company's expert team—which already includes talent from top universities and companies like MIT, Tsinghua University, Meta, and Baidu—and advancing the industrial application of its AI protein technologies.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Haidian, China
- Employees
- 23
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 59.8/100
- Industry
- Health
- Sub-industry
- Pharmaceutical, BioTechnology
- Sector
- Biotech & Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Core AI, Synthetic Biology, Spinout, Biotech and Pharma, AI Drug Discovery, AI Applications, biomanufacturing, proteomics, DT and LS
- Business model
- Manufacturing
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES AOther financing | Jun 2026 | $100M | $400M | Blue Bridge Capital · Cathay Industrial Biotech · Oriental Fortune Capital · Suzhou International Development Venture Capital Holding | ↗ |
| SERIES AOther financing | Sep 2024 | $28M | $220M | Sense Capital · Shanghai Jiuyi Investment · Shenzhen Capital Group · Guangzhou Xie Nuo Investment Group | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for MoleculeMind is 2.2K monthly website visits, up 46.7% over the last three months. MoleculeMind's team grew 35.3% over the past year.
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Investors
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Seed1 investor entered at this stage
Baidu Ventures
Series A20 investors entered at this stage
Cathay Industrial Biotech
Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group (LCIG)
Sequoia
Shenzhen Capital Group
Guangzhou Xie Nuo Investment Group- SCSense Capital
Shanghai Jiuyi Investment
Blue Bridge Capital
Oriental Fortune Capital
Suzhou International Development Venture Capital Holding- XCXinhang Capital
- HMHunan Caixin Capital Management
- CFCOFCO Industrial Fund
- GCGuozheng Capital
Infinity Group- ZCZhongding Capital
- FCFosun Chuangfu
- SCShanghai Pudong Venture Capital
- HCHaofang Venture Capital
- NTNingbo Caifeng Technology
Other known investors2 additional known investors
The University of Chicago
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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