Medra
Medra builds autonomous robotic lab systems for life-sciences research. Its Physical AI Scientist platform combines robotic workcells, lab perception and scientific AI to run protocols, operate instruments and improve experiments across biology and chemistry workflows. ML001 in San Francisco runs closed-beta projects across academia, biopharma and government.
Market context
Medra is a robotics-relevant lab automation company pushing beyond fixed-function laboratory automation into autonomous, closed-loop scientific execution. Its significance comes from combining AI-native scientific reasoning with robotic interaction across standard lab tools, giving it a credible position in drug discovery automation.
Facts
- Website: https://www.medra.ai
- HQ: San Francisco, United States
- Founded: 2022
- Segment: Lab Automation
- Known funding rounds: 1
Investors
- 776 - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-12-11
- Catalio Capital Management - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-12-11
- Fusion Fund - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-12-11
- Human Capital - Lead - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-12-11
- Lux Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-12-11
- Menlo Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-12-11
- Neo - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-12-11
- NFDG - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-12-11
Events
- 2026-06-24 - Product Launch - Medra launches AI Experimentalist for ML001 autonomous lab work - AI Experimentalist translates scientific goals and protocols into machine-executable experimental plans. Medra said ML001 is running closed-beta projects across academia, biopharma and government, including DARPA. The product gives Medra a concrete offering f…
- 2025-12-11 - Funding - Medra raises $52M Series A to build Physical AI Scientists for drug discovery - Series A led by Human Capital with participation from Lux Capital, Neo, NFDG, Catalio Capital Management, Menlo Ventures, 776, and Fusion Fund Funding supports team growth, partnership scaling, and construction of a large-scale autonomous lab planned for 2026…
Team
- Michelle Lee - CEO & Founder - Founder and CEO for Medra's Physical AI Scientist and ML001 autonomous lab platform.
Context tags
- Lab automation handling - Workflow - Medra profile enrichment 2026-06-25: official site describes Physical AI Scientist, robotic workcells, ML001 and closed-loop autonomous lab work.
- Lab automation platform builder - Peer Group - Medra profile enrichment 2026-06-25: official site describes Physical AI Scientist, robotic workcells, ML001 and closed-loop autonomous lab work.
- Embodied AI - Capability - Medra profile enrichment 2026-06-25: official site describes Physical AI Scientist, robotic workcells, ML001 and closed-loop autonomous lab work.
- Lab automation OEM - Stack Layer - Medra profile enrichment 2026-06-25: official site describes Physical AI Scientist, robotic workcells, ML001 and closed-loop autonomous lab work.
- Lab automation sites - Customer Environment - Medra profile enrichment 2026-06-25: official site describes Physical AI Scientist, robotic workcells, ML001 and closed-loop autonomous lab work.
- Physical AI Research - Stack Layer - Medra profile enrichment 2026-06-25: official site describes Physical AI Scientist, robotic workcells, ML001 and closed-loop autonomous lab work.
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