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Scispot

The Best Data Infrastructure for Biotechs

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5.6Score#46 of 999 agents#2 of 16 in Scientist
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Why it ranks #46

Scispot, an AI scientist from YC S21, ranks #46 of 999 AI agents and #2 of 16 in Scientist, with a score of 5.6 of 10. Data as of .

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

  1. Proof

    Do customers use it? 30% of the score

    2

    Claims a customer result.

    • +2
      A customer result
      “Most customers retire 3–5 disconnected tools (LIMS, ELN, freezer, inventory, spreadsheets) on the way in.”
      Launch YC post · 26 May 2026

    Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer count (+2), work done at scale (+2)

  2. Scale

    Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score

    6

    16 people, raised $8.0M.

    • +4
      16 people on its YC page10 to 19 people
    • +2
      Raised $8.0M (Series A)Scispot closes $8-million USD Series A to become the operating layer for life sciences labs | BetaKitSource · 4 Jun 2026
  3. Momentum

    Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score

    9

    Shows a recent launch, hiring, a new claim and funding news.

    • +3
      Launched in the last 6 monthsScispot Smart ActionsLaunch YC post · 27 Jul 2026
    • +2
      Hiring: 2 open rolesFull Stack AI Engineer, Senior Backend & Infrastructure EngineerYC page
    • +2
      A new traction claim
      “Most customers retire 3–5 disconnected tools (LIMS, ELN, freezer, inventory, spreadsheets) on the way in.”
      Launch YC post · 26 May 2026
    • +2
      Funding news in the last yearScispot closes $8-million USD Series A to become the operating layer for life sciences labs | BetaKitSource · 4 Jun 2026

    Not found: a batch in the last year (it is YC Summer 2021) (+1)

  4. Autonomy

    How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score

    6

    Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

    • +6
      Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
    What the model read
    • Acts in other systems: 80% likely
    • Finishes whole tasks: 15% likely
    • Calls itself an agent: 7% likely

    Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About Scispot

Scispot is the best tech stack for biotech. It's the first-ever toolkit that lets you tailor it to your needs – no coding required. Think of it as a super combo of ELN + LIMS + Integrations + Analytics. You can set it up using a user-friendly interface (GUI) or by entering commands (CLI). It's about making your digital biotech dreams a reality. You can design your data infrastructure, automate your workflows and integrations and make your data ready for machine learning and artificial intelligence – all on one spot. Scispot even provides pre-made blueprints for major experiments, teamwork, and data management.

Request a demo to see Scispot in action here: https://calendly.com/scispot/30min

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Launches and news

  1. Launch YC27 Jul 2026Scispot Smart ActionsWe stopped connecting instruments and started letting them make decisions
  2. News4 Jun 2026Scispot closes $8-million USD Series A to become the operating layer for life sciences labs | BetaKit
  3. Launch YC26 May 2026Scispot MCP 🧠 Run Claude inside your governed lifescience lab data27 MCP tools that let Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT act on samples, lineage, and lab workflows with full RBAC and audit.
  4. Launch YC11 Nov 2025GLUE Robo: Lab automation layer for robots & instrumentsAn event‑driven automation layer for high‑throughput life science labs
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  1. Launch YC5 Nov 2024Plato - Scispot's multi-well plate agentConnect your plate readers, Tecan, Hamilton using Scispot’s AI agent.
  2. Launch YC20 Jun 2024🧪+🤖 Scibot - AI lab assistant to accelerate your biotech R&DUse natural language to design experiments, get at-the-bench assistance, search, discover, and analyze data.
  3. News5 Jun 2024Scispot Launches Scibot™: An AI Agent on Its Lab Operating System
  4. News30 May 2024From Expedia to Scispot: A startup founder’s journey to build data infrastructure for biotech – GeekWire
  5. News18 Jan 2024Scispot Introduces Lab Operating System and GLUE on AWS Marketplace
  6. Launch YC11 Sep 2023🚀 Scispot's Lab-as-Code solution: Turn your biotech into an AI powerhouseThink of it as Zapier + Snowflake of biotech
  7. Launch YC11 Apr 2023Scispot GLUE - Stitch your biotech R&D dataSay goodbye to data graveyards and hello to faster R&D progress with GLUE!

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