Automatimeline
Our journey
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Company founded
Automata is founded by Suryansh & Mostafa, with a clear aim: to enable new opportunities for innovation with automation
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First seed funding round
We received our first ever funding round for Automata
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Series A funding
$9.5m raised in our Series A funding round
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First robot deployed
Automata's first robot is deployed
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Eva launched
Eva, the robotic arm, is officially launched in London
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NHS RT-LAMP COVID-19 deployment
Automata works with University Hospital Southampton during coronavirus pandemic
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Automafest 2021
Our first ever company offsite, a day of strategy and an evening of fun
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SLAS 2022
Showing our lab automation solutions, for the first time in the USA, at SLAS2022 in Boston.
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Series B funding
$50m raised in Series B funding
round
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SLAS Europe 2022
We attended SLAS Europe 2022 in Dublin, Ireland with our biggest and brightest stand to date
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CFO joins Automata
Pete Shea joins as Automata's first CFO/COO
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Automafest 2022
Our second-ever annual company offsite - check out the Automafest video here
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The future of lab automation
Watch this space, as Automata help labs unlock their potential