Altara Raises $7M Seed

Altara, a company focused on accelerating breakthroughs in the physical sciences using AI and modern software infrastructure, announced it has raised a $7 million Seed round. The company provides specialized infrastructure for managing and analyzing complex, multimodal data in industries such as semiconductors, batteries, and advanced materials.

Greylock led Altara's Seed round. Additional participating investors include Neo, BoxGroup, Liquid 2 Ventures, and angels Jeff Dean and leadership from OpenAI and AMD.

Altara plans to use the capital to continue developing its specialized AI infrastructure for the physical sciences and to expand its team to meet growing customer demand.

Altara was founded by Eva Tuecke and Catherine Yeo. The company is dedicated to accelerating breakthroughs in the physical sciences by building AI and software infrastructure. Its product aims to solve the challenge of fragmented, multimodal, domain-specific data in industries like semiconductors, batteries, and advanced materials, enabling automation of high-stakes analysis.

Funding Details

Company: Altara

Raised: $7M

Round: Seed

Funding Date: May 5, 2026

Lead Investor: Greylock

Additional Investors: Neo, BoxGroup, Liquid 2 Ventures, Jeff Dean, leadership at OpenAI and AMD

Company Website: altara.co

Software Category: AI for Physical Sciences