Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs develops AI systems and autonomous laboratories for scientific research. The company raised $300M in a September 2025 seed round from top investors including Accel and Andreessen Horowitz.
The growth story
Periodic Labs grew from 1 to 88 employees between 2025 and 2026, raising $300M along the way, most recently a Seed in September 2025.
About
Periodic Labs creates AI-powered systems designed to conduct scientific experiments autonomously. Their technology aims to accelerate research processes by automating laboratory operations.
The company has grown to 83 employees since its 2025 founding. Its $300M seed funding round, unusually large for a startup, included participation from six prominent venture capital firms.
Founders and leadership
Periodic Labs' largest function is Human Resources, with 4 employees in that department. The company has a median tenure of 1 year, suggesting a relatively new workforce.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 39 (+179% YoY), Entrepreneurship 11 (+267% YoY), Research 8 (+700% YoY), Operations 5 (+150% YoY), Business Development 3 (+200% YoY).
Talent flow
Periodic Labs recruits heavily from Google (9 hires) and OpenAI (8 hires). Employees come from top universities including MIT and UC Berkeley, with 8 hires from each. Alumni have moved to companies like Ineffable Intelligence and Isotropy.
Most common previous employers of Periodic Labs staff: Google (9), OpenAI (8), Stanford University (6), Tesla (5), University of California, Berkeley (5), Google DeepMind (5). Former Periodic Labs employees most often moved to Ineffable Intelligence (1), Harvard GSAS Polish Student Association (1), Isotropy (1).
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Periodic Labs: Python (Programming Language) (41), Machine Learning (26), MATLAB (21), Data Analysis (19), Research Skills (18), C++ (16), Microsoft Office (16), Materials Science (13).
Where the team actually sits
Periodic Labs people are concentrated in California, United States (28), San Francisco Bay Area (22), United States (5), Canada (2).
Search footprint
Periodic Labs attracts about 1,275 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 33 ranking keywords and lost 13 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Periodic Labs has 83 employees as of September 2026.
Periodic Labs has raised $300M in total, most recently a Seed round in September 2025.
Periodic Labs was founded in 2025 by Ekin Dogus Cubuk, Liam Fedus.
The most common previous employers of current Periodic Labs staff are Google (9 people), OpenAI (8 people), Stanford University (6 people).
Former Periodic Labs employees most often move to Ineffable Intelligence (1), Harvard GSAS Polish Student Association (1), Isotropy (1).
Periodic Labs attracts about 1,275 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Periodic Labs staff are Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, MATLAB, Data Analysis, Research Skills.
Periodic Labs staff are concentrated in California, United States (28), San Francisco Bay Area (22), United States (5).
Periodic Labs has about 39 people in Engineering, up 179% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Periodic Labs has about 11 people in Entrepreneurship, up 267% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 66 current and 7 former Periodic Labs profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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