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# Isomorphic Labs in talks to raise about $5B at a ~$50B valuation

Full title: Isomorphic Labs in talks to raise about $5B at a ~$50B valuation (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg reported on Nov 4, 2026 that Google DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs is in talks to raise about $5B at roughly a $50B valuation, six months after its $2.1B round in May.

## Key facts
- Sources-based report; not confirmed by the company
- Previous round: $2.1B in May 2026
- Context: WSJ (Nov 3) found pharma CEOs sceptical of claims AI could cure most diseases within a decade; the FDA has yet to clear an AI-designed drug

## What happened

Written from Techmeme's summaries (both paywalled).

## Your AI and this story

- GPT-6 Astra (training cutoff April 2026): 188 days after its cutoff
- Claude Opus 5.5 (training cutoff June 2026): 127 days after its cutoff
- Gemini 4 Argon (training cutoff March 2026): 218 days after its cutoff
- Grok 4.7 (training cutoff May 2026): 157 days after its cutoff

## Sources

1. [Bloomberg: Isomorphic Labs in talks for about $5 billion](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-04/isomorphic-labs-in-talks-for-about-5-billion-in-funding) (bloomberg.com, press)
2. [WSJ: drugmaker CEOs aren't buying AI disease-cure promises](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/silicon-valley-promises-ai-will-cure-disease-drugmaker-ceos-arent-buying-it-5218511c) (wsj.com, press)

## Changes

- 2026-11-05 (filed): Created

## Related

- 2026-05-12: [Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1B Series B](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-05-12-isomorphic-labs-series-b/index.md)