Portrai

Precision Medicine · Biotechnology

Overview

Founded in 2021 by four Seoul National University medical researchers, Portrai fuses spatial biology and AI to make drug development data-driven rather than hypothesis-driven. Our goal is to lead the industry toward deeper precision medicine.

Funding and backers

Backers
2
Bon Angels Venture Partners, Schmidt
Momentum
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1 mo ago
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2021 Founded
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16 portfolio companies: Kakao, AMOGY, AeiROBOT and 13 more
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102 portfolio companies: Co., Ltd., data, Bside and 99 more

News

News LinkedIn 2 months ago
Researchers Use My Cancer Data to Develop Personalized Chemotherapy Model Sid Sijbrandij posted on the topic
At the American Association for Cancer Research conference in April, a team of researchers from a Korean company called Portrai Inc. approached me and asked,
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News signalsventures.substack.com 6 months ago
On the Record #7 Meet Portrai, a Seoul startup mapping the human body for drug discovery
Most drugs never make it to patients. These four Seoul doctors are trying to fix that.
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News YahooFinance 7 months ago
Portrai to Present 11 Posters on AI-Driven Spatial Transcriptomics at AACR 2026
Portrai, Inc. today announced it will present 11 posters highlighting its artificial intelligence and spatial transcriptomics capabilities at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2026. The presentations will detail Portrai
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Press release PRNewswire 7 months ago
Portrai to Present 11 Posters on AI-Driven Spatial Transcriptomics at AACR 2026
/PRNewswire/ -- Portrai, Inc. today announced it will present 11 posters highlighting its artificial intelligence and spatial transcriptomics capabilities at...
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News Korea Biomedical Review 12 months ago
Portrai, BL Melanis win Amgen-KHIDI Golden Ticket for 2025 biotech innovation
Amgen Korea and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) on Thursday announced two biotech start-ups - Portrai and BL Melanis - as the winners of the 2025 Golden Ticket, a global open innovation initiative by Amgen to identify promising bio
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News bioworld.com 1 year ago
Celltrion, Portrai in $87M R&D deal to discover new drug targets
Celltrion Inc. announced Oct. 29 the signing of an $87.75 million joint drug R&D agreement with AI and spatial transcriptome-based biotech Portrai Inc.
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News CHOSUNBIZ 1 year ago
Celltrion signs joint research deal with Portrai to discover cancer drug targets
Celltrion signs joint research deal with Portrai to discover cancer drug targets Celltrion to use Portrais spatial transcriptomics and AI platform to
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News djournal.kr 1 year ago
Diplomacy Journal Korea Startup Forum and the British Embassy jointly hold IR Day
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The Korea Startup Forum (KOSFO) announced on July 17 that it successfully held the
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