The robots are coming: $52 million heading to Medra’s physical AI scientists

12 December 2025

Medra, a US company developing the first platform for physical AI scientists, has announced a $52 million Series A financing.

The round was led by Human Capital, with participation from existing investors Lux Capital, Neo, and NFDG, alongside new investors Catalio Capital Management, Menlo Ventures, 776, Fusion Fund and others.

Medra’s Physical AI autonomously runs experiments end-to-end, interfacing with standard laboratory tools and instruments and allowing scientists to adapt workflows through natural-language instructions. 

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