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Autoscience Institute

Autoscience Institute is worth tracking because it pushes toward the idea of AI systems that do substantive model-development work, not just assistant tasks for researchers.

San Francisco, US

Founded

2024

Region

North America

Website

https://autoscience.ai

Current snapshot

Lifecycle position

Research

New work, prototypes, or early papers.

Current position

Preview

Selective access, early demos, or limited pilots.

Growth

Repeatable distribution, partnerships, or ecosystem pull.

Deployment

Wide production use and durable market presence.

Founded

2024

Watch cadence

Weekly

Last verified

2026-03-31

Focus

AI systems that automate machine learning research and the process of building new AI models.

Latest move

Autoscience Institute has started publicly framing itself as an automated AI research lab after raising seed funding in 2026.

Category and subcategory context

Academic + Nonprofitresearch-automationai-for-scienceai-research

Competitive context

Sakana AIUnreasonable LabsFutureHouse

Recent models

This profile is tracked more for products and workflow influence than for a standalone model family.

Products

No distinct product list is tracked yet for this company.

Open weights

API access

Watch level

Weekly

Signals

AI researchAutomationAI for science

Current financial value

Raised a $14M seed round in 2026.

Recent coverage of Autoscience Institute

Recent business and product coverage pulled into the profile so you can see what is happening around the company without leaving the page.

Autoscience Raises $14M to Build the World’s First Automated AI Research Lab

Autoscience Raises $14M to Build the World’s First Automated AI Research Lab GlobeNewswire

GlobeNewswire•Mar 18

What the Rise of AI Scientists May Mean for Human Research

What the Rise of AI Scientists May Mean for Human Research Undark Magazine

Undark Magazine•Jan 26

Can Interdisciplinary Innovation Surpass Human Capabilities? AI Scientists Propose Hypotheses, Conduct Experiments, and Publish in Top Conferences, Unveiling a New Scientific Research Paradigm

Can Interdisciplinary Innovation Surpass Human Capabilities? AI Scientists Propose Hypotheses, Conduct Experiments, and Publish in Top Conferences, Unveiling a New Scientific Research Paradigm 36 Kr

36 Kr•Nov 17

Autoscience claims first AI peer-reviewed paper via 'Carl'

Autoscience claims first AI peer-reviewed paper via 'Carl' R&D World

R&D World•Apr 26

Autoscience Carl: The first AI scientist writing peer-reviewed papers

Autoscience Carl: The first AI scientist writing peer-reviewed papers AI News

AI News•Mar 3