Persist
CRO & CDMO Services · Artificial Intelligence
$16.1Mtotal raised · 3 rounds on record
$12Mlatest round · Series A · May 2025 · 17 mo ago
3backers · Y Combinator, Global Brain
50+team · employees, estimated range
Funding and backers
Total raised
$16.1M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$12M
Series A · May 2025 · 17 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Backers
3
Y Combinator, Global Brain
The money's age
Due for its next round
17 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jun 3
Partnership Persist AI Teams up with Microsize and Micromacinazione (Micmac) to Launch First-of-Its-Kind Early-Stage "Micromill" Formulation Platform, Enabling D… · PRNewswire
Feb 18
Partnership CyanoCapture and Persist AI Announce Strategic Collaboration to Build World's First Robotic GMP Facility for Oral Protein and Peptide Drugs · marketwatch.com
May 20, 2025
Raised a round Series A $12M · Pulse 2.0
May 19, 2025
Launched Persist AI Launches Cloud Lab to Accelerate Pharmaceutical Formulation Development, Raises $12M Series A Funding · streetinsider.com
Aug 4, 2023
Raised a round Seed $4M · PRNewswire
Mar 15, 2023
Raised a round Convertible Note $137k · SEC Form D
Jan 2023
Went through Y Combinator
2022
Founded
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | May 2025 | $12M | — | Pulse 2.0 |
| Seed | Aug 2023 | $4M | — | PRNewswire |
| Convertible Note | Mar 2023 | $137k | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Persist Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Claire WassermanExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Ellie WindleExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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People
Claire Wasserman
Executive Officer, Director
Ellie Windle
Executive Officer, Director
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Focus on Liquidity Risk Sharpens as Slower Private Equity Distributions Persist
Over-allocations, public market concentration, and questions about the cost and sources of funding all lead to questions for investors.
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Stock markets fall as concerns persist over tech firms at heart of AI boom
Drops follow sharp sell-off of US tech stock last week while oil prices seesaw after Iran and Israel exchange strikes
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Persist AI Teams up with Microsize and Micromacinazione (Micmac) to Launch First-of-Its-Kind Early-Stage "Micromill" Formulation Platform, Enabling Drug Development Decision With Milligrams of API
Persist AI, an AI and robotics-powered pharmaceutical formulation research company, today announced a strategic collaboration with Microsize and Micromacinazione, pioneers in pharmaceutical micronization with over 30 years of industry experience. Together
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Sacramento
United States
HQ
50-200 est. staff