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Lab leader

Chad Edwards

Chad Edwards is co-founder and CEO of CuspAI, a frontier lab using AI to accelerate materials discovery. He was commercial co-founder of Cambridge Quantum Computing, and in 2021 he played a significant role in the merger that created Quantinuum. He co-founded CuspAI with Max Welling in 2024 to build a generative AI search engine for new materials. The company closed a $100 million Series A in September 2025 and raised a $450 million Series B at about $2.6 billion in July 2026. Its advisory board includes Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun.

Timeline

  1. 2021

    Helping form Quantinuum

    As commercial co-founder of Cambridge Quantum Computing, he secures its first enterprise customers, including Airbus, BMW, and Roche. In 2021 he plays a significant role in the merger with Honeywell that creates Quantinuum.

  2. 2023

    Spotting machine learning signals

    In late 2023 he starts seeing signals in technical papers that machine learning could do something genuinely new in materials discovery.

  3. 2024

    Co-founding CuspAI

    He co-founds CuspAI with Max Welling in 2024 to build a generative AI search engine for new materials.

  4. September 2025

    A $100 million Series A

    In September 2025 CuspAI closes a $100 million Series A, co-led by New Enterprise Associates and Temasek.

  5. July 2026

    A $450 million Series B

    In July 2026 CuspAI raises a $450 million Series B at about $2.6 billion and launches the AI Materials Foundry.

  6. As of October 2026

    Chief executive of CuspAI

    He is co-founder and CEO of CuspAI, a frontier lab using AI to accelerate materials discovery. The company's advisory board includes Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun.

Sources and credits

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  1. CuspAI’s Dr Chad Edwards on Building Two Unicorns Before Turning 35 : GBx gbxglobal.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. CuspAI | nextomoro nextomoro.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. CuspAI Raises $450M Series B to Launch AI Materials Coalition – Unite.AI unite.ai. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. CuspAI Raises $450 Million Series B At $2.6 Billion Valuation To Discover New Materials pulse2.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Chad Edwards - London Tech Week 2027 londontechweek.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. CuspAI Secures $450 Million in Series B Funding Led by Kleiner Perkins and NEA | Raising.fi raising.fi. Checked 14 October 2026.