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A Cambridge Startup Just Raised $450 Million to Find Materials That Don't Exist Yet

CuspAI raised a $450M Series B at a $2.6B valuation to build MIRA, an AI that searches for materials that don't exist yet — backed by Kleiner Perkins, NVIDIA, Meta and Bezos.

Aug 6, 2026 · 4 min

A Cambridge Lab Just Raised $450 Million to Invent Materials That Don't Exist Yet — and 5x'd Its Value in Nine Months

CuspAI just raised a $450M Series B at a $2.6B valuation — 5x its worth nine months ago — to use AI to invent the materials the physical world is missing. Kleiner Perkins and NEA led; Bezos Expeditions backed.

Jul 21, 2026 · 4 min