Phylo - About the company
Phylo is a seed company based in Boston (United States), founded in 2020 by Yuanhao Qu and Kexin Huang. It operates as a Developer of collaborative agents designed for biologists to accelerate discoveries. Phylo has raised $13.5M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz and Menlo Ventures. The company has 174 active competitors, including 69 funded and 12 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Schrodinger, Recursion Pharmaceuticals and XtalPi.
Company Details
Developer of collaborative agents designed for biologists to accelerate discoveries. The agents are designed to help biologists make discoveries faster. It provides a unified workspace where biologists collaborate with agents to get more done. The agents ask clarifying questions, plan alongside the user, and iterate together. It integrates natively with the ecosystem of biomedical research.
- Website
- phylo.bio
- Email ID
- *****@phylo.bio
- Phone Number
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Founded Year
2020
Location
Boston, United States
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$13.5M in 1 round
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
33rd among 174 active competitors
Employee Count
12 as on May 31, 2026
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Phylo's funding and investors
Phylo has raised a total funding of $13.5M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Feb 09, 2026 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Phylo has 5 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Phylo:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 09, 2026 | 3846402 | Seed | 9203817 | 7820245 | 6265923 | 3135156 |
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Phylo's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Phylo's key team members:
- Yuanhao Qu: Co-Founder & President of Phylo.
- Kexin Huang: Co-Founder & CEO of Phylo.
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Phylo's employee count trend
Phylo has 12 employees as of May 26. Here is Phylo's employee count trend over the years:
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Phylo's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Phylo include Schrodinger, Recursion Pharmaceuticals and XtalPi. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Phylo, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Schrodinger 1990, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of a web-based simulation and modelling tool | $162M | 74/100 | |
2nd | Recursion Pharmaceuticals 2013, New York (United States), Public | AI-enabled drug discovery and development platform for novel therapeutics | $452M | 67/100 | |
3rd | XtalPi 2014, Cambridge (United States), Public | AI-based drug research and development company | $785M | 67/100 | |
4th | Isomorphic Labs 2021, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Digital platform focused on revolutionizing drug discovery using AI | $2.7B | 64/100 | |
5th | Xaira 2023, San Francisco (United States), Series D | AI-enabled platform for drug discovery and development | $1B | 63/100 | |
6th | METiS Therapeutics 2017, Cambridge (United States), Series B | Provider of an AI-assisted platform for drug discovery and development | $252M | 63/100 | |
7th | Causaly 2018, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Provider of an AI platform for life sciences and biomedical research | $93M | 63/100 | |
8th | Developer of reverse engineering technology for controlling aging | $13.5M | 63/100 | ||
9th | Valo Health 2019, Boston (United States), Series B | AI-powered platform for drug discovery and development | $450M | 63/100 | |
10th | Tandem AI 2021, New York (United States), Series A | AI-based drug discovery tool for researchers | $82M | 62/100 | |
33rd | Phylo 2020, Boston (United States), Seed | Developer of collaborative agents designed for biologists to accelerate discoveries | $13.5M | 49/100 |
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Phylo's Investments and acquisitions
Phylo has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
News related to Phylo
Media has covered Phylo for 1 event in last 1 year.
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Stanford duo joins AI scientist race with startup backed by a16z and MenloEndpoints•Feb 03, 2026•Andreessen Horowitz, Menlo Ventures, Conviction, Zetta Venture Partners and 2 others
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