Former OpenAI science lead launches Warp Science to automate wet labs with robots

TechCrunch | 23.10.2026 01:38
Former OpenAI science lead Kevin Weil has launched Warp Sciences, a new AI startup focused on automating lab work for drug discovery. The company, which trains robots to make and test promising compounds identified by researchers, has raised $215 million at an $865 million valuation, according to Weil, who announced the startup and funding on X.