

Tetsuwan Scientific
Runs a cloud biology lab where researchers describe an experiment in its ResearchOS software and robots carry it out.
Money and evidence
Latest round, Pre-seed, 2024-11-19: the record then held no research entry for the company. The first research entry is dated 2026-08-27; the highest level so far is 4 (Tested in the physical world).
Rounds and research, on one timeline
- 2026-08-27Research
Level 4 · Tested in the physical world
Tetsuwan Scientific runs 9,143 robot dispenses chosen with Claude and learns a pipetting model that predicts precision about 12% better than the maker's datasheet
A lab robot that knows its own error can plan a protocol a scientist can trust, which is what a cloud lab sells. The gain is modest, measured on one robot with one tracer dye in the company's own lab and reported in a blog post, and the company says most of the effects it expected to find did not show up.
- 2024-11-19Pre-seedRound
$2.7M
For: deploy its first autonomous system in a customer lab
Automated labCommercial roll-out
Lead investor 2048 Ventures confirms it led the round on its blog (2048.vc/blog/our-investment-in-tetsuwan-scientific).
Lead · 2048 VenturesCarbon SiliconEverywhere VenturesSonia ArrisonEduardo Torrealba
On the deal: Eduardo Torrealba (Angel investor); Sonia Arrison (Angel investor)
Research entries are the timeline's graded entries that name this company. A level grades one claim, not the company, and a blank can mean the record has not caught up rather than that nothing was published.
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- Entrepreneur Firstno round stated, and in no round on recordjoinef.com ↗