The facts
Lila Sciences at a glance.
Read Oct 20, 2026. Valuations and amounts are copied as each source states them; a figure that is only reported (talks, or people familiar with the deal) is labeled as reported.
- Kind of company
- Science, materials and mathAI for physics, chemistry, new materials and mathematics, often with robotic labs.
- Based in
- United States
- Founded
- 2023Reuters (via Yahoo Finance), Krystal Hu, Oct 14, 2025
- Last closed-round valuation
- $1.3B+more than $1.3 billion (Reuters (via Yahoo Finance), Krystal Hu, Oct 14, 2025)
- Reported valuation
- Reported $8.5B, in talksabout $8.5 billion pre-money (Bloomberg News (via Bloomberg Law), Michelle F. Davis, Jun 3, 2026)
- What it has shipped
- Has a product
Founders
- Geoffrey von Maltzahn: co-founder and CEO (Reuters names no other founders) (Reuters (via Yahoo Finance), Krystal Hu, Oct 14, 2025)
Bloomberg reported Lila was in talks to raise about $2 billion at about $8.5 billion pre-money, anchored by CalPERS and NVentures; Lila and CalPERS declined to comment. Jun 3, 2026
Bloomberg News (via Bloomberg Law), Michelle F. Davis, Jun 3, 2026
What it has built
Shipped, or not yet.
“Has a product” is what our search found: something the public can use or buy, a model or API, research only, or nothing public.
Blog post: an AI-directed lab screened 2,942 catalysts over three months for green hydrogen (company-reported)
Source2 rounds
Funding, as reported.
Every round we found, with the amount, valuation and investors as the source states them.
| When | Round | Amount | Valuation | Investors named | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2025 | Series A extension (Series A total $350 million) | $115 million | more than $1.3 billion | NVentures (Nvidia, new), Flagship Pioneering, General Catalyst, subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority | Reuters (via Yahoo Finance), Krystal Hu |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Series B (in talks; not confirmed closed) | about $2 billion | about $8.5 billion pre-money | CalPERS (anchor, per sources), NVentures (anchor, per sources) | Bloomberg News (via Bloomberg Law), Michelle F. Davis |
Our note
Worth knowing.
Our note: Lila was incubated by Flagship Pioneering. Reuters put total funding at $550 million as of Oct 2025. The $2B Series B is from people familiar (Bloomberg); no closing was confirmed on any page fetched. Company calls itself "the world's first Operating System for Science" (company claim).
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