Alphabet’s AI Drug Unit Raises $600 Million From OpenAI Backer

March 31, 2025, 12:31 PM UTC

Isomorphic Labs, the Alphabet Inc.-owned company that uses artificial intelligence to discover drugs, has raised $600 million, the first time it’s taken in external funding.

The round was led by Thrive Capital, with participation from Alphabet and its venture arm, GV, Isomorphic Labs said in a statement Monday. The company’s valuation was not disclosed. Thrive has also invested in OpenAI, a rival to Alphabet’s Google in researching artificial intelligence and bringing to market user-facing products such as chatbots.

Alphabet created Isomorphic Labs in 2021, spinning it out from DeepMind,the AI startup it acquiredin 2014. DeepMind’s leader, ...

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