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Potential Sciences
Emerging neolabPhysics-grounded training data and AI for chemistry and drug discovery
Raised, confirmed—0 confirmed rounds
Valuation, confirmed—none disclosed
Valuation, reported—no open report
Founded2025London, GB
Key facts
| Field | Value | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|
| Classification | Emerging neolabLondon-based chemistry AI lab founded in 2025 by a former Graphcore executive; seed round of tens of millions of dollars backed by the UK Sovereign AI fund (Nov 2026). | |
| Founded | Nov 2025 | |
| Headquarters | London, GB | tech.eu A London-based startup building AI infrastructure for scientific drug discoverychecked 10 Nov 2026 |
| Founders | Hatem Helal | |
| Website | potentialsciences.com | potentialsciences.com We generate new training data from the laws of physics, at the accuracy of a laboratory measurement.checked 10 Nov 2026 |
| Profiles and work | X @potentialsci_LinkedInGitHub, 1 public repo | How links are checkedchecked 10 Nov 2026 |
Funding rounds
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| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Status | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | Seed | undisclosed | — | UK Sovereign AI fund, Twin Path Ventures, Odyssey, Portfolio Ventures, Blue Wire Capital, rule30, Nauta Capital, Lightfield Equity, Patrick Collison | Reported | Tech.eu The government’s Sovereign AI fund today confirmed it was backing Potential Sciences, as part of a raise in the tens of millions of dollars.checked 10 Nov 2026 |
Notes on these rounds
- 5 Nov 2026 Seed: Amount described as tens of millions of dollars; exact figure and valuation not disclosed. The Sovereign AI fund also commits compute capacity.
People
| Name | Role | Before | Now | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatem HelalLinkedInScholar | Founder | Graphcore (Executive) | Current | tech.eu Potential Sciences was founded by doctor Hatem Helal, a former Graphcore executivechecked 10 Nov 2026 |
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A deep, technical chat between Hatem and @CorinWagen: simulated data at coupled-cluster accuracy, lead optimisation, the hardware lottery and building in the UK with @uksovereignai. Thanks @RowanSci for having us!
AI for drug discovery has learned almost everything the existing experimental record can teach it. The next leap needs new data, and the laws of physics can supply it. Potential Sciences is out of stealth to solve this problem, backed by @uksovereignai and @Twinpathvc.
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checked 10 Nov 2026
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