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Reverie Labs

Machine learning-driven pharma company

Reverie Labs logo
21-100 employees
  • Healthcare
  • B2B
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biology
  • Machine Learning
  • MedTech
Central Square, Cambridge, MA

Company mission

Reverie Labs is on a mission to develop next-generation cancer therapies.

Our take

Reverie is attempting to disrupt, or rather supplement, the pharmaceuticals industry by using AI and Machine Learning, as well as a team of engineers and chemists, to develop new medicines.

AI’s use in drug discovery has been growing for the last decade as biotech companies steadily adopt the technology, but Reverie Labs’ status as an AI-first pharma company could well give it an advantage. Indeed, the startup has made a huge breakthrough with its discovery of brain penetrant kinase inhibitors, a type of enzyme blocker which can be used to treat cancer.

This has led to partnerships with legacy pharma company Roche and its subsidiary Genentech, as well as major venture capital backing from Ridgeback Capital Investments, which it’s using to develop its drug discovery platform and expand its headcount.

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Benefits

  • Flexible paid time off & extended leave
  • Generous equity grants
  • 401(k) with matching
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance
  • Premium gym membership subsidy at VIM Fitness
  • Tax-advantaged commuter benefits
  • Company events
  • One Medical membership
  • Home office reimbursement

Company values

  • We put patients first – We aim to give hope to those who suffer from advanced cancer. From target selection to model creation, we ground our approach on what is most impactful for patients.
  • We trust the data – Data is at the center of our decision-making process. We don’t believe in the guesswork of searching for molecules in the dark. Instead, we design methodical experiments to collect data and guide us forward.
  • We value time – Time is our most finite resource and we value it accordingly. The more efficiently we move, the faster we can deliver a positive impact for patients. This urgency affects how we prioritize resources across our team, from optimizing model training to accelerating compound synthesis.
  • We take ownership – Every member of our team has a responsibility for a component of our therapeutic goals. We empower our team members to take charge, make impactful decisions independently, and own the outcomes.
  • We stay curious – Our communal curiosity facilitates a culture of openness and lifelong learning. At Reverie, we foster an environment of sharing experiences and expertise, as well as learning about others' in a no-ego environment. This curiosity cross-pollinates other departments, seeding ideas and inspiration into our everyday challenges.

Funding (2 rounds)

Feb 2021

$25m

SERIES A

Jan 2018

$0.2m

SEED

Total funding: $25.2m

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Leadership

Former Research Assistant at Fox Chase Cancer Center, and Harvard's Centers for Biomedical Informatics and Systems Software.

Former Research Engineer at Vicarious AI, and former Machine Learning Researcher at The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.