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CuspAI

Generative materials for carbon capture.

HQ
Cambridge, UK
Founded
2024
Web
cusp.ai
Camps
Physics AI

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What it does

CuspAI, co-founded by Max Welling, generates and screens materials for carbon capture and other industrial uses. It raised a $30M seed in 2024, a $100M Series A in September 2025, and $450M in July 2026.

Camp membership over time

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    Physics AI and AI for science
    Generative materials for carbon capture; $450M in July 2026.
    Sources AI materials science startup CuspAI raises $450M in funding SiliconANGLE 2026-07-20

Capital

AmountKindValuationDateInvestorsSource
$30Mseed Jun 2024 Hoxton Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Lightspeed FinSMEs
$100MSeries A $500M reportedSep 2025 NEA, Temasek, NVentures, Samsung Ventures, Hyundai Reuters via Yahoo Finance
$450Mfunding round Jul 2026 SiliconANGLE

People

MWMax WellingCo-founder

General sources

AI materials science startup CuspAI raises $450M in funding SiliconANGLE 2026-07-20