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Inside Basecamp Research, the AI startup turning evolution into training data
$140M. Basecamp Research just banked a mega round from Nvidia and Anthropic to turn evolutionary data into drug discovery AI.
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Why it matters
A well-capitalized biotech-AI startup with backing from two heavyweight AI investors is pivoting the AI/biotech convergence toward real molecular outcomes — signaling where frontier labs see high-ROI applications beyond language.
The key facts
6 to know$140M funding round
Investors: Nvidia, Anthropic's Anthology Fund
Location: London
Use case: Training on genetic material from rainforests, oceans, hot springs
Target applications: antibiotic design, cell therapy tools
CTO Philip Lorenz quoted on why biology is a larger problem space for AI than language
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The Decoderthe-decoder.com
Publisher excerpt: Basecamp Research has raised $140 million from investors including Nvidia and Anthropic's Anthology Fund. The London company trains AI models on genetic material from rainforests, oceans, and hot springs to design antibiotics and tools for cell therapies. In an interview with THE DECODER, CTO…