# Multiply Labs

> Multiply Labs is a San Francisco robotics company building the fully automated factory for biological drugs. Its robotic clusters run cell and gene therapy manufacturing end-to-end inside sterile, closed environments, integrating with existing GMP instruments to cut costs by up to 74% and lift throughput by up to 100x.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Fred Parietti (Co-Founder & CEO), Alice Melocchi (Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer)
- **Team size:** ~50-67
- **Products:** Robotic Cluster, Software Control Platform, Unit Operations Automation
- **Notable:** Reported 74% cost reduction and up to 100x throughput improvement for cell therapy manufacturing, Y Combinator alum (W2017), Raised over $40M cumulative funding

## Products & services

- **Robotic Cluster** — A closed, sterile robotic system that connects existing GMP instruments and executes cell-therapy unit operations end-to-end.
- **Software Control Platform** — FDA 21 CFR Part 11-compliant electronic records and real-time monitoring across the manufacturing run.
- **Unit Operations Automation** — Fully automated execution of discrete manufacturing steps using Universal Robots arms and partner instruments.

## Achievements

- Reported 74% cost reduction and up to 100x throughput improvement for cell therapy manufacturing
- Y Combinator alum (W2017)
- Raised over $40M cumulative funding
- Built FDA 21 CFR Part 11-compliant robotic manufacturing platform

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Announced robotic biomanufacturing cluster delivering 74% cost reduction for cell therapies.
- **2024-05** — Signed $85M partnership with Retro Biosciences to manufacture longevity cell therapies.
- **2024** — Deepened NVIDIA collaboration using Isaac and Omniverse for simulation.

## Links

- Website: https://multiplylabs.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/multiply-labs
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/multiplylabs
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/multiplylabsforyou/

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Last updated: 2026-05-19