# Biotech > AI-driven discovery, lab automation and the platforms that make biology faster and cheaper to engineer. URL: https://regenerate.capital/sectors/biotech/ Language: en · Other language: https://regenerate.capital/fr/secteurs/biotechnologies/index.md Publisher: Regenerate Capital (https://regenerate.capital) · Updated: 2026-09-25 --- [Home](https://regenerate.capital/) / [Sectors](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/) / Biotech Sector 03 · Biotech # Biology is becoming *engineerable*. AI and automation are compressing the design, build and test cycle in biology. We back companies that turn that speed into better science and better businesses. The thesis ## Why biotech, why now? Biology used to be discovered. Increasingly, it is designed. Models now predict protein structures, propose molecules and read cells at scale, while automated labs run experiments around the clock. The result is a new kind of company: part software, part lab, faster to iterate and cheaper to run. Many of the most interesting are platforms and tools that sell speed to the rest of the industry. Our interest sits where our strengths apply: platforms, tools, data and AI-enabled services. There, company-building and go-to-market matter as much as the science. Themes ## What we look at. 01 ### AI-driven discovery Models for molecules, proteins and cells that shorten the path from hypothesis to candidate. 02 ### Lab automation Robotic and cloud labs that run experiments faster, cheaper and more reproducibly. 03 ### Bio data platforms Infrastructure for biological data: capture, structure, analysis and sharing. 04 ### Synthetic biology and biomanufacturing Engineering organisms to make materials, food and chemicals. Studio companies here ## Who we work with in this sector. Our first biotech company hasn’t joined the studio yet. If you are building a platform or tool for biology, it could be yours. What we look for - A platform or tool with revenue before the first clinical readout - A team that pairs scientific depth with software talent - Data that grows richer with every experiment - A realistic view of regulatory and capital requirements How the studio helps ## Help where founders in this sector need it most. Every service below comes from a role Joaquim has actually held. We picked the ones founders in this sector ask for most. 01 ### Introductions to capital Fundraising readiness, investor mapping and warm introductions to angels, funds and family offices. Plus help structuring the round. **Experience** · Backed 70+ companies as a founding partner of GDA Capital, including 2 seed-to-unicorn outcomes. Alpaca Network raised $1.2M in 2 weeks. LP at Holt Xchange. 02 ### Talent and team building Hiring plans, recruiting pipelines, onboarding and the HR foundations you need before you need them. **Experience** · Scaled MLG Blockchain from 4 to 120 employees in 9 months. Built the HR function at Secure Digital Markets as it grew from 9 to 40. 03 ### Strategic relationship building Partnerships, corporate development and positioning: the relationships that open markets and doors. **Experience** · Founding Partner of GDA Capital. Mentor and advisor at Techstars, Founder Institute, Outlier Ventures and FounderFuel. 04 ### Chief of Staff and operating rhythm OKRs, meeting cadence, board reporting and the internal systems that give you your time back. **Experience** · Chief of Staff at Secure Digital Markets (team of 9 to 40). COO at MLG Blockchain. 05 ### AI automation of operations Agents that take over admin, reporting, support and back-office work, so a small team operates like a large one. **Experience** · Runs a fleet of dozens of AI agents across his own businesses. Co-founded the AI inference platform Gatewayz.ai. 06 ### Go-to-market and launch Launch strategy, pricing, channels and community-led growth, including token launches for digital-asset companies. **Experience** · Co-founded TrustSwap ($400M+ market cap, users in 75+ countries). Alpaca Network’s community round raised $1.2M in 2 weeks. 07 ### Founder coaching One-on-one coaching on clarity, energy, decisions and life design, so the person running the company keeps growing too. **Experience** · Certified life coach who works with founders and executives on mindset, energy and alignment. We are not a lab, and we won’t pretend to be. We work with scientific founders on the company around the science, and bring in domain advisors where the biology needs them. Other sectors ## The rest of the studio’s focus. [01Community businessesProfitable, community-anchored businesses that we help grow with patient capital and modern tools.](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/community-businesses/)[02RoboticsRobots and autonomous systems moving from the lab into the field, and the software that runs them.](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/robotics/)[03Physical automationAutomating the physical economy with AI, software and machines: manufacturing, logistics, construction and agriculture.](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/physical-automation/)[04Space techThe space economy after the launch revolution: data, communications, in-orbit services and the software that ties them together.](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/space-tech/)[05Digital assetsMarket infrastructure, tokenized real-world assets, stablecoins and healthy token communities.](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/digital-assets/)[06FintechPayments, capital-markets technology and financial services rebuilt for global, remote-first customers.](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/fintech/)[07AI and AAOsAI agents, applied AI and agentic autonomous organizations (AAOs): companies where humans and AI agents share the work under one rulebook.](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/ai/) Work with the studio ## Building in this space? Tell us what you’re building and what you need. We read every application, and every founder gets an answer. [Apply to work together](https://regenerate.capital/apply/)