# Shift Bioscience raises $16M seed led by BGF to find single genes that rejuvenate cells

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/shift-bioscience-raises-16m-seed-led-by-bgf-to-find-single-genes-that-256433d7
Date: 15 Oct 2024
About: [Shift Bioscience](https://technooptimist.io/companies/shift-bioscience.md) · [SB000](https://technooptimist.io/longevity/sb000.md)
Original source: https://www.biospace.com/press-releases/shift-bioscience-raises-16m-to-advance-cell-simulation-ai-platform

Cambridge-based Shift Bioscience raised a $16M (£12.5M) seed round led by BGF, with F-Prime Capital, Kindred Capital and Jonathan Milner. The company pairs generative AI models with a high-throughput aging clock to predict which genes can safely make specific cells younger, then tests and refines those predictions.

## Key facts

- $16M (£12.5M) seed; $18M (£14M) raised in total.
- Led by BGF; existing investors F-Prime Capital, Kindred Capital and Jonathan Milner joined.
- Money goes to the AI platform, new rejuvenation genes, patents, and moving toward clinical trials.

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