Inside Basecamp Research, the AI startup turning evolution into training data

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Inside Basecamp Research, the AI startup turning evolution into training data

The Decoder · Sep 23, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC

Basecamp Research has raised $140 million from investors including Nvidia and Anthropic's Anthology Fund. The London company trains AI models on genetic material from rainforests, oceans, and hot springs to design antibiotics and tools for cell therapies.…

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