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Sequential Raises $3.5M to Build AI-Powered Discovery Platform for Multi-Omic Testing & Skin Health Ingredients
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Kira Colburn
Kira Colburn

For decades, skincare has been driven by claims, trends, and trial-and-error. But what if we could actually measure how products impact the skin at the microbial and molecular level?

That’s exactly what our SOSV portfolio company Sequential is doing.

With a fresh $3.5 million Seed co-led by Sparkfood and Corundum Systems Biology (CSB), with participation from SOSV, Dermazone Holdings, Scrum Ventures, and Innovate UK, they are using a proprietary, non-invasive testing platform that quantifies how ingredients and products (from consumer skincare to biotech and pharma) affect both the skin microbiome and host biomarkers. The result: clear, actionable insights that enable brands to build products that are not just marketable, but scientifically credible and effective.

Already working with 100+ paying customers, including Johnson & Johnson, Sequential has built one of the most comprehensive clinical datasets in the industry, comprising over 50,000 samples, 4,000+ ingredients, and 10,000+ participants worldwide.

Now, they’re taking it a step further: developing an AI-powered discovery engine enabling the predict, discover, and optimize the next-generation active complexes and novel bioactive ingredients.

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