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Our journey

June 2015

Company founded

Automata is founded by Suryansh & Mostafa, with a clear aim: to enable new opportunities for innovation with automation

March 2016

First seed funding round

We received our first ever funding round for Automata

March 2018

Series A funding

$9.5m raised in our Series A funding round

November 2018

First robot deployed

Automata's first robot is deployed

March 2019

Eva launched

Eva, the robotic arm, is officially launched in London

June 2021

NHS RT-LAMP COVID-19 deployment

Automata works with University Hospital Southampton during coronavirus pandemic

August 2021

Automafest 2021

Our first ever company offsite, a day of strategy and an evening of fun

Early Feb 2022

SLAS 2022

Showing our lab automation solutions, for the first time in the USA, at SLAS2022 in Boston.

February 2022

Series B funding

$50m raised in Series B funding round

May 2022

SLAS Europe 2022

We attended SLAS Europe 2022 in Dublin, Ireland with our biggest and brightest stand to date

July 2022

CFO joins Automata

Pete Shea joins as Automata's first CFO/COO

July 2022

Automafest 2022

Our second-ever annual company offsite - check out the Automafest video here

2023

The future of lab automation

Watch this space, as Automata help labs unlock their potential

About Automata

Automata are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Discrimination of any kind based on race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status is unacceptable to us.

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