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Basecamp Research taps $60M to build a 'GPT for biology' | TechCrunch

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London startup Basecamp Research has raised $60 million to build an AI that can answer questions about biology and the biodiversity of the natural world.

The startup is building what he says may well be the “largest compute cluster” dedicated to the natural.

The funding is coming alongside a “multi-year collaboration” with the Broad Institute , the major biomedical research center.

Basecamp Research has raised $85 million to date, with previous investors including Hummingbird , True Ventures , Valo and others.

The startup is not disclosing any valuation, except to note that this Series B is an upround.

PitchBook put its last valuation, from 2022 , at a very modest $71 million .

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