Fondo · Feb 2026
External launch coverage says Reticular helps pharma companies steer protein models using mechanistic interpretability and highlights GFP steering as a proof of concept.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
YC-backed biotechnology company focused on IVF genetic screening and polygenic embryo risk reports from existing PGT data; it also publishes mechanistic-interpretability research for protein-language models. I did not find a public careers page or X account in the reviewed sources.
Primary product
Embryo genetic screening and IVF risk reports (Pregnancy Loss Panel, Embryo Core, Embryo Complete)
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA, United States
Team size
2-10 employees
Industry
Biotechnology Research
Sub-industry
Reproductive genetics / IVF embryo analysis
Offices
0 jobs at Reticular
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Business model
Stage
pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-seed · Jan 2025
Latest amount
$500K
Jan 2025
Investors
Research-heavy and scientist-led, with a strong emphasis on validation, transparency about uncertainty, and genetic counseling; the public materials also show an open-research/open-source orientation.
Pricing
Per-test pricing for patient-facing genetic screening and embryo report bundles; public prices include $250-$500 for the fertility panel, $750 for Embryo Core, and $1,000 for Embryo Complete.
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Estimated monthly visits
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Fondo · Feb 2026
External launch coverage says Reticular helps pharma companies steer protein models using mechanistic interpretability and highlights GFP steering as a proof of concept.
Lightning AI · Apr 2025
Confirms the paper acceptance, notes the research uses PyTorch Lightning/LitData, and points readers to the sae.reticular.ai demo.
LinkedIn · Mar 2025
Announces SAEFold and explains the technical advances: scaling sparse autoencoders to ESM2-3B and using Matryoshka SAEs for hierarchical features, with improved biological concept discovery and contact-map prediction.
Medium · Nov 2024
Proof-of-concept post showing sparse probing on ESM-2, including a specific neuron and two-neuron circuit associated with catalytic function, and framing the work as a step toward controllable biological AI.
Reticular Blog · Oct 2024
Launch post says Reticular helps IVF families make more informed embryo-selection decisions using better polygenic prediction and clearer genetic risk reports; it also names John Yang as founder and CEO.