Cradle

headquartered in the Netherlands, runs an AI protein-design platform, with its CRADLE-1 model performing automated lead optimization of proteins as a next step beyond de novo generation.

Country
Netherlands
EU
Coverage
CNEUINUS
bioinformatics-omics
digital-it
Regulatorsfdaemanmpa

Verifiable facts

FactValueSource
Funding$102.7 million total funding raised, including $73 million Series B in 2024, $24 million Series A in 2023, and $5.7 million seed round in 2022cradle.bio · thepharmaletter.com
Founded2021cloud.google.com · thepharmaletter.com
HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlandscradle.bio · prnewswire.com · thepharmaletter.com
Production siteWet lab located in Amsterdam, Netherlandstechcrunch.com · cradle.bio · thepharmaletter.com
CertificationSOC 2 compliant and ISO 27001 standards; GDPR compliantsimilarlabs.com · cradle.bio
Regulatory approvalUses FDA 2025 guidance on computational methods for drug development to support regulatory pathways for AI-designed moleculessynbiointel.com

Independent sources: cloud.google.com · prnewswire.com · similarlabs.com · synbiointel.com · techcrunch.com · thepharmaletter.com

Technologies
NameClusterRisk
AI strain-design & engineering platformsdigital-itMedium
Biological AI & bioinformation servicesbioinformatics-omicsMedium

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