Cusp AI

Cambridge-based Cusp AI combines generative AI with physics-based simulation to discover new materials, compressing a process that traditionally takes years into something far faster.

Its targets include materials for energy, sustainability and industrial uses - from better batteries to carbon capture. Founded in 2024, it drew backing from prominent investors betting on AI for the physical sciences.

It represents the growing push to apply foundation-model thinking to chemistry and materials, not just language.