Automata

Current leadership (2)

• Mostafa ElSayed Co-Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
• Suryansh Chandra Co-Foundersecondary-verified

Founders (2)

• Mostafa ElSayedcofounder
• Suryansh Chandracofounder

Safety record

No incidents on record for Automata.

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Peer companies

• Dexterity2 models
• Codian Robotics1 model
• Rainbow Robotics1 model
• Reach Robotics1 model
• RightHand Robotics1 model
• Rightbot1 model

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

early

Counterparty risk class

moderate

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Funding rounds (1)

• Series C2025-01-01

  $45M(reported)

  Investors: Danaher (lead)

Sources (1)

1. https://automata.tech/ ↗

Common questions

What is Automata?

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.

Where is Automata based?

Automata is based in London, UK.

What does Automata make?

Automata has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: LINQ (Automata builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Where does Automata operate robots?

Automata is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Automata safe?

Automata has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.