We're training the next generation of protein foundation models.
Proteins power everything from the cells in your body to creating materials you rely on every day—but until now, we’ve been forced to discover their functions by trial and error. Designing a new therapeutic can take decades and billions of dollars, and even our best industrial catalysts work at a snail’s pace compared to their theoretical optimums.
Anthrogen is changing that. By training massive AI foundation models on protein sequences and structures, we’ve unlocked the ability to generate—on demand—completely novel molecular machines with atomic-level precision. Simply describe the function you need, and our platform imagines the peptide or protein that will deliver it.
We're building models to speed up billions of years of evolution into the span of an afternoon's worth of compute.
The result? New-to-nature therapies, ultra-efficient catalysts for sustainable manufacturing, and a whole new frontier of molecular innovation—designed as precisely as any cutting-edge aircraft or microchip.
Total raised
$4.0M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
Ankit Singhal
Ankit is the CEO of Anthrogen. He was a Science Research Fellow and Named Scholar at Columbia (a designation reserved for the top ~10 STEM research students in each class). He has worked in both wet labs and computational labs (focusing on catalysis and structural biology/biophysics) for years. He published several first-author papers as early as high school, won and led national teams at international science/research competitions – he’s excited to lead Anthrogen’s damp lab approach.
Connor Lee
Connor is the CTO of Anthrogen. Before dropping out of Columbia as a sophomore, he was a researcher in Columbia's ROAM Lab and was the youngest ever Columbia Robotics president. He also placed 3rd Internationally for FRC and top 5 internationally for MATE ROV after over a decade of robotics experience.
LinkedInAnkit Singhal
Ankit is the CEO of Anthrogen. He was a Science Research Fellow and Named Scholar at Columbia (a designation reserved for the top ~10 STEM research students in each class). He has worked in both wet labs and computational labs (focusing on catalysis and structural biology/biophysics) for years. He published several first-author papers as early as high school, won and led national teams at international science/research competitions – he’s excited to lead Anthrogen’s damp lab approach.
LinkedInNo applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
Vignesh Karthik
Background in applied math, geology, and machine learning. Conducted research at the Naval Research Lab. Left Anthrogen in March 2025 for personal reasons.
LinkedInIf they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.