Grove
Model-agnostic platform that turns sequencing data into biological threat assessments, running in the cloud or on edge hardware; benchmarked on DoW-provided and Los Alamos National Laboratory datasets.
Prototype
Startup · United States
Valthos
HQ New York, NY, United StatesFounded 202411-50 employees
Biodefense software company building AI systems that characterize biological sequences to identify threats and help design medical countermeasures; its Grove platform turns sequencing data into threat assessments.
Products1
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Technologies2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI-assisted medical countermeasure design | Developer | Development | — | — | Reported |
| AI pathogen sequence characterization | Developer | Prototype | — | — | Reported |
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Funding1 round · $30.0M
- Disclosed
- $30.0M
- Latest
- $30.0MSeed · Oct 24, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2025 | Seed | $30.0M | — | Founders Fund, Lux Capital, OpenAI Startup Fund | — | Confirmed |
- $30.0MOct 24, 2025
Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.
Government awards & programs1 award · $609K obligated
Awards received1
| Announced | Award | Agency | Type | Program | Obligated | Ceiling | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2024 | DARPA award: applications of protein language models for viral variant characterizationHR00112530122 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Other | — | $609K | — | Confirmed |
- DARPA award: applications of protein language models for viral variant characterizationDec 9, 2024 · OtherConfirmed$609KObligated
Obligated is what has been committed so far; ceiling is the most the award can reach. Joint values cover all recipients and are excluded from this company’s money totals.
Supply chain1 facility
Facilities1
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valthos headquarters, New York | Headquarters | New York, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
- Valthos headquarters, New YorkHeadquarters · New York, United StatesOperatingConfirmed
People5
Hiring observations5 listings
Member of Technical Staff - Applied AI Engineer ↗
New York, NY · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Member of Technical Staff - Applied AI Engineer ↗
San Francisco, CA · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Member of Technical Staff - Software Engineer ↗
New York, NY · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Member of Technical Staff - Software Engineer ↗
San Francisco, CA · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Operations - Generalist / Business Operations ↗
New York, NY · Full-time · Other
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.
Company metrics
Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.
Sources9
Profile3
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- 2OtherBlack Flag 100.2
Black Flag · Supports Organization
“Valthos builds AI-powered biodefense software that rapidly characterizes biological threats and updates medical countermeasures in real time.”
- 3DatabaseValthos — linkedin profile
Linkedin via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · logo, Organization · url
“{"company_size": "11-50 employees"}”
Products1
- 4
Valthos · Sep 30, 2026 · Supports Organization technology, System, System · system input:edge-ai-compute
“On DoW-provided data, Grove moved from sample input to readout in approximately 20 minutes in the cloud and 53 minutes on NVIDIA Jetson edge hardware.”
Technologies1
- 5CompanyValthos Raises $30M from OpenAI, Lux Capital, Founders Fund to Build Next-Generation Biodefense
PR Newswire · Oct 29, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization, Organization technology, Role
“Valthos announced $30 million in seed financing led by OpenAI Startup Fund, Lux Capital, and Founders Fund”
Funding2
- 6Regulatory filingValthos Inc. Form D (accession 0002124500-26-000002)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Apr 1, 2026 · Supports Facility, Funding round · amount, Organization · hq city
“Principal place of business: 119 5th Ave, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003”
- 7CompanyIntroducing Valthos
Valthos · Oct 24, 2025 · Supports Funding round · announced on
“We raised $30 million from the OpenAI Startup Fund, Lux Capital, and Founders Fund”
Government1
- 8Government recordAward HR00112530122 (Valthos Inc., DARPA)
USAspending.gov · Dec 9, 2024 · Supports Government award · obligated amount
“Award ID: HR00112530122; Recipient Name: VALTHOS INC.; Award Amount: 609,000.00; Awarding Sub Agency: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; Description: APPLICATIONS OF PROTEIN LANGUAGE MODELS FOR VIRAL VARIANT CHARACTERIZATION”
People1
- 9Regulatory filingForm D: Valthos Inc.
SEC EDGAR · Apr 1, 2026 · Supports Role
“Related persons: Kathleen McMahon (Executive Officer, Director); Tess Van Stekelenburg (Director); signed by Kathleen McMahon, Chief Executive Officer”
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