Undermind

An AI agent for scientific research

Y CombinatorSummer 2024ActiveB2BMachine LearningBiotechSearchAI

What they do

Problem

Experts struggle to find precise, high-stakes scientific information using traditional search tools that can’t handle complex research questions.

Solution

An LLM-powered search engine/AI agent that adaptively explores scientific databases to retrieve highly specific resources like a human researcher.

Who it's for

Research scientists, doctors, and other expert professionals searching scientific literature (e.g., PubMed/Google Scholar users).

Founders

Joshua Ramette

Founder

Josh is the co-founder and CEO at Undermind. He has research experience in gravitational-wave astrophysics (LIGO), particle physics (CERN), atomic physics, and quantum information science. He did his PhD at MIT studying quantum computing architecture design and inventing techniques for generating entangled multi-particle states using atom-light interactions, with 3 patents pending and 6 peer-reviewed publications.

Tom Hartke

Founder

Tom is the co-founder and CTO at Undermind. He studied physics at Princeton, then did his PhD in quantum physics at MIT. His thesis was recognized by the American Physical Society as one of the top 4 theses in the field of atomic physics in 2022, and he has published 10 papers in the field, including two in Nature and Science. Tom has deep expertise in building and deploying complex systems.