Altara, a San Francisco, CA-based AI company building a scientific intelligence platform for R&D and manufacturing, has raised $7 million in Seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by Greylock, with participation from Neo, BoxGroup, Liquid 2 Ventures, and angel investors including Jeff Dean and leaders from OpenAI and AMD.
Greylock is a venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with a significant second office in San Francisco. The firm focuses on seed, Series A, and early-stage investments in AI-native software, cybersecurity, and enterprise infrastructure. Managing over $3.5 billion in committed capital, Greylock specializes in backing category-defining companies from their earliest stages.
Altara Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to expand its AI-native platform, which helps physical sciences companies analyze fragmented technical data, automate scientific workflows, and accelerate industrial innovation.
About Altara
Founded by Eva Tuecke and Catherine Yeo, Altara is an AI company focused on building a scientific intelligence platform for research, development, and manufacturing. The company develops AI agents capable of reasoning across complex multimodal data in industries such as semiconductors, batteries, and advanced materials. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Altara serves early customers, including Anthro Energy.
Funding Details
Company: Altara Technologies, Inc.
Raised: $7.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: May 2026
Lead Investor: Greylock
Additional Investors: Neo, BoxGroup, Liquid 2 Ventures, Jeff Dean, and leaders from OpenAI and AMD
Company Website: https://www.altara.co/
Software Category: Agentic AI / Scientific Intelligence Platform
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