Xaira, a new biotechnology company, has successfully raised over $1 billion in committed capital, marking one of the largest funding rounds in biotech history. The company, led by CEO Marc Tessier-Lavigne, is set to focus on next-generation technology in biopharma, leveraging AI and RFdiffusion from David Baker's lab. The funding round saw participation from major venture capital firms including Arch, Foresite, F-Prime, NEA, Sequoia, Lux, Lightspeed, and Two Sigma. This significant financial backing underscores the growing interest and investment in tech-driven biopharma solutions.
Anduril Selected for U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program https://t.co/unKipOKuho
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Impossible to overstate the importance of this win. Please spread the word. Anduril is proving that with the right team and business model, a seven-year-old company can go toe-to-toe with players that have been around for 70+. The real winner? The United States of America. https://t.co/zCxrsSJ5NP
Unreal. This is incredible news for America AND for defense startups. The New Primes are here, and we can win massive contracts just like the old guard. https://t.co/HCLrBGWUOJ
US Air Force narrows list to General Atomics, Anduril to build autonomous aircraft https://t.co/h62WbB3kMX https://t.co/dY6EnBnUpI
Anduril moves ahead in Pentagon program to develop unmanned fighter jets: https://t.co/RVKVKP1zMe by TechCrunch #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
Anduril announced the acquisition of Blue Force Technologies in Sept 2023; less than a year later, the company is moving forward in major Pentagon programs based on the tech. https://t.co/iD2kCas1IQ
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Truly a significant moment in history DoD has selected a next-gen defense prime to be one of the primary vendors for autonomous fighter jet This is how we stay ahead of our near-peer adversaries https://t.co/S5GBD2X8Bq
This is a pretty pivotal and important moment. Contracts like this don't often go outside of the major primes. Anduril is a category leader, and doing it in style! https://t.co/gxD7NQFccG
Anduril's engineers beat out Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Boeing for their largest ever contract (surely at or over a billion) to build an autonomous warplane America still has so much greatness in its people https://t.co/w1klXhz68J
Anduril just beat out the defense primes to build aircraft for the Air Forceβthis is a huge deal. https://t.co/znEMDpGUxz
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The Air Force selecting @anduriltech to prototype CCA is the βNASA COTS Momentβ of defense tech. Just like NASA leaning in on @elonmusk and @SpaceX was the in flection point that led to the new order of commercial space we have today, this courageous decision - not just to selectβ¦
When Anduril beats Lockheed, Northrop, and Boeing https://t.co/MZ6p1wdj3Z https://t.co/0v2CvYN1jl
.@anduriltech just beat out Boeing and Lockheed to make autonomous fighter craft for the Air Force. This is a very big deal for a bunch of reasons https://t.co/NGvNzpX3na
Huge news for our friends at @anduriltech! The DoD is finally getting serious about bringing on new primes. https://t.co/T7kJ2GN9hd https://t.co/xb61l4cWvx
Well, well. @anduriltech just beat out Lockheed and Boeing to build an autonomous fighter jet https://t.co/G6OlZu8PRL
Ex-Stanford president's AI biotech startup snares $1 billion https://t.co/E1wKGEBuSd
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Given today's Xaira news highlighted few other big VC raises, here's a look at what Altos Labs might be up in their $3bn quest to slow aging. #longevity (thanks @Arjun_J_Kumar). Great work from @AlexJColville. https://t.co/by2ez9PO7n
A new, super well funded AI in pharma company, from the incredible lab of David Baker https://t.co/cklW90FE4a
Lux family co Xaira unstealthed with $1B of cash and Marc Tessier-Lavigne as CEO leading next-gen techbio company. Another Lux very big and specifically AI x bio breakthrough venture will unstealth soon also... https://t.co/Sidm7GsODr
Lux family co Xaira unstealthed with $1B of cash and Marc Tesslier-Lavigne as CEO leading next-gen techbio company. Another Lux very big and specifically AI x bio breakthrough venture will unstealth soon also... https://t.co/Sidm7GsODr
Wow! $1B biotech and what a collection of names... Looks like the focus will be on using RFdiffusion from David Baker's lab.... Arch (of course), Foresite, F-Prime, NEA, Sequoia, Lux, Lightspeed, Two Sigma, etc.... https://t.co/AD50YuIufc https://t.co/DZrehcGrbh
$1B+ in committed capital makes Xaira one of the biggest raises in biotech history https://t.co/0dFx10hZba https://t.co/YxBZaY8eFY