SymbyAI, a SaaS platform leveraging AI to streamline scientific research, has secured $2.1 million in seed funding.
Prominent investors who participated in the round include Drive Capital, CharacterVC, and others. The company plans to use the fresh seed capital to enhance platform capabilities, strengthen partnerships with research institutions, and expand its reach within the scientific community.
SymbyAI is Streamlining Research Processes
Scientific research has long been hampered by outdated processes, scattered resources, and inefficient collaboration tools. Researchers typically have to spend months reviewing papers, replicating experiments, and navigating fragmented data sources. Consequently, SymbyAI, an AI-powered SaaS platform, is solving these challenges by streamlining the research process and enhancing collaboration for scientists worldwide.
Founded in 2023 by Ashia Livaudais and Michael House, the platform provides a centralized workspace where researchers can access papers, code, data, and experiment results in one place. The platform also features an AI-powered assistant that aids peer review and experiment replication, significantly reducing the time required for critical research tasks.
Livaudais, who co-founded SymbyAI after struggling with traditional research workflows, highlighted the real-world need for such a solution: “The foundations of Symby were formed while creating a solution to a problem that I was facing every day and then realizing that my colleagues in the research community were looking for solutions to the same problems. When we realized that we could successfully and repeatedly shorten critical research processes from months to hours, demand for a productized version emerged from almost every discovery conversation I had.”
SymbyAI works with academic publishers, research organizations, and universities. It provides a structured workspace that enables seamless access to resources and facilitates collaboration among researchers.
The platform’s AI-assisted peer review and replication process significantly improves the efficiency and quality of scientific research by reducing the traditional months-long review cycle to minutes. This dramatic reduction in review time means faster publication cycles, quicker iteration on research, and more time for actual discovery.
Protecting Intellectual Property With AI
Unlike many AI-powered tools that depend on external models, SymbyAI is built on its proprietary AI solution. This safeguard ensures that researchers’ intellectual property remains protected, as their data is not shared with or used to train models from OpenAI, Anthropic, or other third-party AI providers.
Livaudais reassured users about data security, saying: “It’s also important to note that SymbyAI is built on a proprietary AI solution, so users don’t have to worry about accidentally sending confidential information to OpenAI, Anthropic, or any other company.”
The AI SaaS company’s journey began with participation in the gBeta program, a startup accelerator run by gener8tor. Through gBeta, Livaudais connected with some early investors, including Antler, which had already backed SymbyAI in its pre-seed round.
SymbyAI plans to expand its development team and refine its AI-driven research tools, ensuring that scientists can work more efficiently, collaborate seamlessly, and accelerate discoveries in various fields.
