The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Automata: 1 model, $45.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Automata is a British lab automation company based in London, developing the LINQ robotic lab automation platform for life sciences. Founded by Mostafa ElSayed, the company raised $50M Series B and $45M Series C led by Danaher, accelerating global expansion of its lab automation offering.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries C post-money
Key facts
Robot
Focus
Technology
Product
Fundingsee investors →
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Mostafa ElSayed Co-Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Suryansh Chandra Co-Foundersecondary-verified
- Loïc Roch Co-founder & CTOreported, not verified
Founders (3)
- Mostafa ElSayedcofounder
- Suryansh Chandracofounder
- Loïc Rochcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Automata.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Automata in third-party press
Lazaridis School Dean publishes award-winning book on artificial intelligence for business leaders - Wilfrid Laurier University
SLAS 2026: Orchestration patforms, API-first instruments and the rise of semiautonomous labs - drugdiscoverytrends.com
Automata raises $45M to scale lab automation platform, adds Danaher as strategic investor - R&D World
Peers
3 peers across 1 segment. Every Automata competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
manipulator(3)
4 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 3630.408144028655) · leader Dexterity at 4612%
- Dexteritydirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- RightHand Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- igusdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $45.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series C2025-01-01
$45M(reported) · $450M post
Investors: Danaher (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Automata’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2025-01-01Series C raising $45000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Automata.Peer companies
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Dexterity2 models
- RightHand Robotics2 models
- Robotiq2 models
- Codian Robotics1 model
- Oxipital AI1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Automata from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Lazaridis School Dean publishes award-winning book on artificial intelligence for business leaders - Wilfrid Laurier University
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SLAS 2026: Orchestration patforms, API-first instruments and the rise of semiautonomous labs - drugdiscoverytrends.com
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Automata raises $45M to scale lab automation platform, adds Danaher as strategic investor - R&D World
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Beckman Coulter Life Sciences partners with Automata to accelerate AI-ready laboratory automation - Robotics & Automation News
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Automata raises US$45M Series C - Health Tech World
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Automata Raises $45M Series C to Build the Operating System for AI-Ready Labs - Business Wire
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The 10 Best Post Apocalyptic Video Games of All Time - The Mary Sue
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“The Feminized Robot as Palimpsest” - Center for the Study of Women
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiWEFVX3lxTE56NC1kaGlQXzdyREdGX25wUHUwYXh2T3VfMjM4aUt1UlhKbTh2ZnVrNzlFU09hVGhjeVlVLXJLWVlJejE0d1NKZkg4X1IyZ3RNZ0hMeEFhVEI?oc=5"…
Automata’s Linq aims to transform lab automation - BioWorld News
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Science lab automation and robotics startup Automata raises $40M - TechCrunch
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Perceptive Automata shuts down after funding dries up - The Robot Report
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Barry Art Museum Explores ‘Uncanny Valley’ in New Exhibition on Automata and Robots - Old Dominion University
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/automata.md
- RSS feed: /companies/automata/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/bb2ef8d7-b1da-46e4-842a-5e1e19251ac4
- Revision history: /companies/automata/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Dexterity2 models
- RightHand Robotics2 models
- Robotiq2 models
- Codian Robotics1 model
- Oxipital AI1 model
Video
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Heat Index
Serious53/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Automata draws attention at the 90th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among manipulator robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 21 months ago.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 2, 2026