Hephaistos: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)
Hephaistos develops AI-based systems to design new enzymes from scratch for use in chemical and industrial reactions. The company applies machine-learning models to structural and sequence data to propose enzyme candidates with suitable activity, selectivity, and stability. Their workflow combines molecular modeling, structure prediction, and in-silico screening to prioritize variants before laboratory testing. The technology supports applications in biocatalysis and sustainable chemical production, where custom enzymes can replace conventional reaction methods. Hephaistos builds computational pipelines that help teams explore many design options and select enzymes that meet performance and manufacturability requirements.
Hephaistos has raised $190k across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $190k announced in Jun 2026.
That round is below the $5.5M median round size for Artificial Intelligence companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
Hephaistos Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: Jun 2026.
Hephaistos Funding Rounds
Hephaistos Founders and Leadership Team
No contact details are on record for this team yet.
Hephaistos Funding Compared to Other Artificial Intelligence Startups
Hephaistos' latest round of $190k is below the median round in Artificial Intelligence. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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Hephaistos Funding FAQs
What does Hephaistos do?
Hephaistos develops AI-based systems to design new enzymes from scratch for use in chemical and industrial reactions. The company applies machine-learning models to structural and sequence data to propose enzyme candidates with suitable activity, selectivity, and stability. Their workflow combines molecular modeling, structure prediction, and in-silico screening to prioritize variants before laboratory testing. The technology supports applications in biocatalysis and sustainable chemical production, where custom enzymes can replace conventional reaction methods. Hephaistos builds computational pipelines that help teams explore many design options and select enzymes that meet performance and manufacturability requirements.
How much funding has Hephaistos raised?
Hephaistos has raised $190k across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $190k announced in Jun 2026.
When did Hephaistos last raise funding?
Hephaistos' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $190k, announced in Jun 2026.
Who founded Hephaistos?
FundedIQ lists Frederic Caroff (Founder) at Hephaistos.
Where is Hephaistos headquartered?
Hephaistos is based in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland.
How many employees does Hephaistos have?
Hephaistos is in the 1-10 employee band.
How does Hephaistos' funding compare to other Artificial Intelligence startups?
Hephaistos' latest round of $190k is below the $5.5M median round size for Artificial Intelligence companies on FundedIQ across 7,233 tracked companies over the last two years.
About FundedIQ's Hephaistos Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Hephaistos is left off this page rather than filled in.
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