Medra

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Total raised$11.0M
StageSeries A
Hiring pace7 roles / 90d
Founded2021
Team size11-50
HQSan Francisco, CA
Industries
AI/MLRoboticsBiotechSaaSEnterprise Software

About Medra

Medra is building a Scientific Physical AI platform designed to accelerate life science research and advance the mission of eradicating disease through the integration of AI, robotics, and biology. The platform enables scientists to scale their laboratory work and generate orders of magnitude more data than traditional methods allow. Founded by 18 engineers from Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink, Medra brings deep expertise in automation and complex systems to the life sciences sector.

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Company at a glance

Location
San Francisco, United States
Websitemedra.ai
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Founders & Leadership

SF

Sean Finamore

Chief of Staff @ Medra

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RO

Russell Ohnemus

Founding Engineer at Medra

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AA

Aditya Agarwal

Head of Robotics at Medra AI | ex-Nimble AI, ex-Qualcomm

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Engineering57%
  • Operations23%
  • Specialized13%
  • Sales & Business Development7%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Stanford University
  2. 2.Carnegie Mellon University
  3. 3.University of California, Berkeley
  4. 4.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  5. 5.Northwestern University

Team Worked At

  • Tesla
  • SpaceX
  • Neuralink
  • NVIDIA
  • Palantir Technologies

Team Composition

24 people
  • Engineering2 senior11
  • Administrative2
  • Consulting1
  • Human Resources1
  • Leadership1 senior1
  • Marketing1
  • Product Management1

Culture & values

Mission-driven team culture

Move fast approach

Love hard problems

Not afraid of intense technical debates

Collaborative yet opinionated culture

Resolve conflicts quickly

Bond over robotics deep-dives

Bond over team ski trips

Thrive on ownership

Thrive on ambiguity

Focus on building the future of scientific research

Life at Medra

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