What it sells
We make robots for biologists.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedLab director/PI or lab automation and procurement manager at academic, biotech and pharma labs.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Lab runs liquid-handling protocols (NGS prep, PCR setup, extraction, proteomics) on Flex robots designed via Protocol Designer, OpentronsAI or the Python API.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Hardware sales (Flex from $26,400; Flex NGS Workstation $55,100) plus consumables, modules, service contracts and installation.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Online shop, sales quote/contact, workstation configurator, protocol library.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2016 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.