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Ex-OpenAI Science Head Kevin Weil Launches Startup With $215 Million

Kevin Weil, the former OpenAI executive who led the ChatGPT maker’s AI-for-science efforts, is launching a new startup aimed at using artificial intelligence to speed up a key step of drug development.

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Timeline · 3 reports

  1. 2026-10-22 16:05 · The Next Web
    Ex-OpenAI science head Kevin Weil launches Warp Sciences with $215M
  2. 2026-10-22 16:00 · Techmeme
    Warp Sciences, founded by former OpenAI CPO Kevin Weil to speed up drug development using AI, emerges from stealth with $215M at an $865M post-money valuation
  3. 2026-10-22 15:30 · Bloomberg AI
    Ex-OpenAI Science Head Kevin Weil Launches Startup With $215 Million

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