ChemLex is an AI-for-science company founded in 2022 that develops technologies to radically accelerate chemical discovery for the pharmaceutical industry. At the core of its platform is a 24/7 autonomous chemistry system, an AI-powered, fully automated synthesis line that runs experiments around the clock and captures data in real time, making discovery faster, more cost-efficient, and more sustainable than traditional manual labs. Within three and a half years ChemLex grew to support more than 70 customers worldwide, including six of the world's top ten pharmaceutical companies. In December 2025 it announced a $45M funding round led by Granite Asia and established its global headquarters and self-driving laboratory in Singapore, alongside a memorandum of understanding with Singapore's Experimental Drug Development Centre to accelerate next-generation small-molecule discovery.
ChemLex
Active24/7 self-driving lab that runs autonomous chemistry to accelerate drug discovery
Total raised
$45M
1 round
Stage
Series A
Team
51-200
since 2022
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2022
Singapore, Singapore
Agent-ready
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24/7 autonomous chemistry system
AI-powered automated synthesis line
Real-time experiment data capture
Self-driving laboratory
Small-molecule discovery acceleration
Materials science chemistry support
Closed-loop design and synthesis
Enterprise pharma programs
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
— Series A $45M incl. Granite Asia
Capital network
$45M raised ·1 backer·7 network links
- Backers1
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What does ChemLex do?
- It runs a 24/7 self-driving lab with AI-powered automated chemistry to accelerate drug and materials discovery.
- How much did ChemLex raise?
- $45M in December 2025, led by Granite Asia.
- Where is ChemLex based?
- Its global headquarters and self-driving lab are in Singapore.
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