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Seattle Startup Potato Raises $4.5 Million Led by Draper VC to Develop Autonomous AI Scientists; IUNU Raises $20 Million for Plant Monitoring

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Published Apr 16, 2025, 07:06 PM

Seattle-based startup Potato has secured $4.5 million in seed funding to develop autonomous AI scientists that automate life sciences research. The funding round was led by Draper Associates, with participation from BoostVC and Ensemble VC. Potato aims to create AI agents capable of not only assisting researchers but also independently conducting experiments and reading scientific literature, with the goal of accelerating the pace of scientific discovery. This approach is described as a fully closed-loop, autonomous science system that could significantly enhance knowledge production. Separately, Seattle startup IUNU raised $20 million to develop AI technology for monitoring plants in greenhouses.

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Draper Associates

@drapervc

We just led the $4.5M seed round of @readysetpotato 🥔 Autonomous AI scientists will 10x the pace of life sciences research - and ultimately redefine how world-changing discoveries occur. Potato’s agents don’t just assist researchers. They also can BE the researchers. → They https://t.co/Mo9QufVeFP

Tim Draper

@TimDraper

We just led the $4.5M seed round of Potato. Because we at @drapervc believe that accelerating science, and unlocking runaway knowledge production, is a bigger unlock than the internet itself. @readysetpotato 🥔 is building autonomous AI scientists: agents that can read research, https://t.co/thcZcmx20m

GeekWire

@geekwire

Trending: Seattle startup Potato lands $4.5M to automate science experiments using AI assistants and robots https://t.co/aD5zVVeyYE