Labric

Labric

Automates data integration and AI analysis

Overview

Labric provides automated data integration and AI-powered analysis tools for materials science R&D. It builds custom data infrastructure through a white-glove service that connects and structures data from lab equipment and spreadsheets, eliminating manual data wrangling and enabling immediate insights via smart visualizations and experiment reports. The company differentiates itself by delivering end-to-end, tailor-made data infrastructure for scientific teams, backed by the founders’ combined expertise in computer science and materials science. Its goal is to make scientific data easily accessible and to accelerate discovery by making research data management more efficient.

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Launched Recently

About Labric

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

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$130K

Headquarters

California

Founded

2025

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What believers are saying

  • Labric’s June 2026 blog shows real deployment work in solar materials labs.
  • The May 2026 careers page lists full-stack hiring, signaling active product buildout.
  • Y Combinator and Kleiner Perkins backing improves credibility with skeptical research buyers.

What critics are saying

  • Labric still shows a two-person team on YC listings, limiting delivery capacity.
  • A $500K June 2025 seed round leaves little room for slow enterprise sales.
  • Integration failures with messy instruments can kill deployments and crush renewals.

What makes Labric unique

  • Labric turns instrument, spreadsheet, and lab data into AI-ready datasets automatically.
  • Connor and Caitlin Hogan pair Stanford CS with materials-science workflow expertise.
  • White-glove custom infrastructure beats generic ELN and data warehouse software.

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Funding

Total Funding

$130k

Below

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
Below Average

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