LinkedIn founder raises $24.6 million for his startup Manas AI
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Manas AI, a startup founded by Reid Hoffman and Siddhartha Mukherjee, raised $24.6 million with participation from General Catalyst and Greylock. The company is developing treatments for breast, prostate, and lymphoma cancers using AI on the Microsoft Azure platform.
Manas AI, a startup founded by Reid Hoffman, the creator of LinkedIn, and Siddhartha Mukherjee, a renowned oncologist and author of "The Emperor of All Maladies," has announced the raising of $24.6 million in seed funding. Investors include Hoffman himself, as well as General Catalyst and Greylock.
The company plans to focus on developing drugs for the treatment of breast, prostate, and lymphoma cancers using artificial intelligence algorithms.
Manas AI plans to develop molecules using AI and conduct their testing in laboratories. The company will utilize Microsoft Azure's computing platform and integrate Microsoft's expertise in artificial intelligence.
Source: TechCrunch
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