Recursion Pharmaceuticals

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Healthcare Public

Recursion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage TechBio company that uses automation, high-content cellular imaging, and machine learning to industrialize drug discovery. Following its November 2024 combination with Exscientia, Recursion operates an end-to-end AI drug discovery platform spanning phenomics, generative chemistry, clinical operations, and partnerships with major pharmaceutical companies including Bayer, Roche/Genentech, and Sanofi. The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and trades publicly on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker RXRX.

Public Company

Recursion Pharmaceuticals is publicly traded

IPO'd on April 16, 2021

RXRX NASDAQ

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

Overview

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

Founded

2013

Employees

500–700

Total Funding

$435.5M

6 rounds

Last Private Valuation

$0.65B

September 9, 2020

Funding

Total raised $435.5M across 6 rounds

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

Last updated 06-25-2026

Latest Round

Type

Series C

Date

July 15, 2019

Amount

$121M

Valuation

$0.65B

Lead Investors

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
September 9, 2020 Series D $239M Leaps by Bayer
July 15, 2019 Series C $121M $0.65B Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
October 4, 2017 Series B $60M Data Collective

Leadership

  • Najat Khan

    Chief Executive Officer & President

  • Chris Gibson

    Co-Founder & Board Chair

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  • Ben Taylor

    President & Chief Financial Officer

  • David Hallett

    Chief Scientific Officer

  • Kristen Rushton

    Chief Operating Officer

Competitors

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

  • Insilico Medicine

    AI drug discovery platform (Pharma.AI) covering target discovery, generative chemistry, and clinical trial prediction; advanced first AI-discovered drug into Phase 2.

  • Schrodinger

    Computational drug discovery company using physics-based molecular simulation and machine learning to design small molecules.

  • Absci

    Generative AI biotech designing therapeutic antibodies de novo using deep learning combined with high-throughput wet-lab validation.

  • BenevolentAI

    AI-driven drug discovery and development company using knowledge graph platform to identify novel targets and repurpose compounds.

  • Generate Biomedicines

    Generative AI biotech designing novel proteins and biologics across multiple therapeutic modalities.

  • Valo Health

    AI-powered drug discovery and development company using human-data-driven Opal platform to identify and advance therapeutics.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Investment FAQ

Recursion Pharmaceuticals FAQ

Yes, Recursion Pharmaceuticals is publicly traded under the ticker symbol RXRX on the NASDAQ. The company went public in April 16, 2021.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals trades under the ticker symbol RXRX on the NASDAQ. It began trading in April 16, 2021.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals (RXRX on the NASDAQ) 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 RXRX to place an order.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals went public in April 16, 2021 via ipo, with an offering valuation of approximately $0.65B. Recursion Pharmaceuticals priced its IPO on April 15, 2021 at $18.00/share and began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under ticker RXRX on April 16, 2021, raising approximately $436M in gross proceeds. In November 2024, Recursion completed its all-stock combination with Exscientia plc, expanding its AI drug discovery platform with end-to-end capabilities.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals raised $435.5M across 6 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals was founded by Chris Gibson in 2013.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

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