# Radical Numerics raises $50M seed to build AI for biology and biodefense

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/radical-numerics-50m-seed-general-biological-intelligence>
> Published: 2026-06-15 17:04:35+00:00

Eric Nguyen (@exnx), Michael Poli (@MichaelPoli6), Stefano Massaroli (@Massastrello) and Armin W. Thomas (@athmsx) launched Radical Numerics from stealth on June 15 with a $50 million seed round to build what they call general biological intelligence, an AI system meant to read, write, design and defend across biology rather than optimize one drug discovery workflow. The round was led by Emergence Capital, with Obvious Ventures, Triatomic Capital, Factory and First Spark Ventures participatin...