BenevolentAI

London, UK Biotechnology Public

BenevolentAI is a clinical-stage AI-enabled drug discovery company that uses combined capabilities of artificial intelligence, scientific expertise, and wet-lab facilities to deliver novel drug candidates with higher probability of clinical success than those developed using traditional methods. The company's AI Platform powers an in-house pipeline spanning from target discovery to clinical studies across multiple therapeutic indications.

Public Company

BenevolentAI is publicly traded

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under its listed ticker.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2013

Employees

150–250

Total Funding

$730M

4 rounds

Latest Valuation

$1.63B

April 25, 2022

Funding

Total raised $730M across 4 rounds

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Last updated 06-25-2026

Latest Round

Type

SPAC merger / IPO

Date

April 25, 2022

Amount

$425M

Valuation

$1.63B

Lead Investors

Odyssey Acquisition
DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
April 25, 2022 SPAC merger / IPO $425M $1.63B Odyssey Acquisition
September 2019 Strategic (Temasek) $90M $1B Temasek
April 2018 Growth round $115M $2B Woodford Investment Management

Funding by Round

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Valuation Trajectory

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Entry · Growth round

$2B

Apr 2018

BenevolentAI today

$1.6B

Apr 2022 · latest mark

BenevolentAI multiple

0.8x

valuation uplift since first round

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Leadership

  • Kenneth Mulvany

    Executive Chairman & Founder

    LinkedIn
  • Michael Brennan

    Chief Strategy and Financial Officer & Co-Founder

  • Ivan Griffin

    Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder

  • Joanna Shields

    Chief Executive Officer (as of April 2022)

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • Atomwise

    AI drug discovery platform using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and deep learning neural networks (AtomNet) to predict molecular interactions and binding affinity

  • Insilico Medicine

    AI-powered drug discovery and development platform focused on generative models and predictive analytics for therapeutic discovery

  • Exscientia

    AI drug discovery platform enabling faster identification and design of drug candidates across multiple therapeutic areas

  • Recursion Pharmaceuticals

    AI-driven drug discovery company using machine learning and phenotypic screening to identify novel therapeutics

  • DeepMind (Google)

    AI research lab owned by Google using AlphaFold protein structure prediction to enable faster drug candidate identification

  • Schrodinger

    AI-powered computational chemistry and drug discovery platform for predicting molecular properties and optimizing drug candidates

BenevolentAI Investment FAQ

BenevolentAI FAQ

BenevolentAI completed a SPAC merger with Odyssey Acquisition S.A. on April 22, 2022, and began trading on Euronext Amsterdam under ticker BAI on April 25, 2022, with gross proceeds of EUR 225 million (approximately $1.7B post-money valuation). The company delisted from Euronext Amsterdam on March 13, 2025, following a merger with Osaka Holdings S.à r.l., returning to private company status.

BenevolentAI shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker to place an order.

BenevolentAI had a valuation of approximately $1.63B at the time of its public offering. Current market capitalization fluctuates with the share price.

BenevolentAI raised $730M across 4 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.

BenevolentAI was co-founded by Kenneth Mulvany, Michael Brennan, and Ivan Griffin in 2013.

BenevolentAI is headquartered in London, UK.

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