Autoscience

Autoscience

Autonomous AI researchers automating ML development

Overview

Autoscience builds AI-driven tools to automate machine learning research and development. Its core product is a virtual AI laboratory where non-human AI scientists ideate, test, and deploy new ML models. The platform uses two main AI systems: one that generates and evaluates algorithmic hypotheses and another that optimizes and ships validated inventions into production.

About Autoscience

Simplify's Rating
Why Autoscience is rated
C-
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated C on Growth Potential
Rated D+ on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Financial Services

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$14M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2024

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • General Catalyst led Autoscience's March 18, 2026 seed round, validating investor demand.
  • Mira targets Fortune 500 workflows in finance, manufacturing, and fraud detection.
  • The company says Carl already generated its first full-length peer-reviewed paper.

What critics are saying

  • ICLR organizers were not informed, so the peer-review claim carries lasting credibility damage.
  • Lila Sciences raised $550 million, overwhelming Autoscience's $14 million war chest.
  • If Mira misses enterprise deployment, Autoscience becomes a publicity lab without durable revenue.

What makes Autoscience unique

  • Carl and Mira target end-to-end machine-learning research, not generic copilots.
  • Autoscience won an ICLR 2025 workshop acceptance and a Kaggle silver medal.
  • Eliot Cowan combines X and MIT credibility with applied research execution.

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Funding

Total Funding

$14M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Seed funding is usually the first official round after pre-seed, when a startup has a prototype or concept. It’s typically used to develop the product, test the market, and start building the team. Investors here are often angel investors or early-stage venture capitalists.
Seed Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$3.3M
$2M
Netflix
$2.3M
Instacart
$3M
Robinhood
$14M
Autoscience

Benefits

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Conference Attendance Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-8%

1 year growth

-8%

2 year growth

-8%
Business Wire
Mar 19th, 2026
Autoscience Raises $14M to Build the World’s First Automated AI Research Lab

Autoscience announced today it has raised $14M in seed funding to automate the research and development of new machine learning models. The round was led by ...

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