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Anthropic Leaders Back Startup Developing System to Detect Biological Threats

Pilgrim has raised $25 million and has developed a 50-pound device that detects biological threats.

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Timeline · 2 reports

  1. 2026-09-23 16:20 · Techmeme
    Pilgrim, whose device combines air sampling and genomic sequencing to detect biological threats, raised a $25M seed led by Buckley at a $150M valuation (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)
  2. 2026-09-23 16:01 · Wall Street Journal Technology
    Anthropic Leaders Back Startup Developing System to Detect Biological Threats

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