Valthos
@ValthosTech
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America's biodefense company
Joined September 2025
Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. Of all AI applications, biotechnology has the highest upside and most catastrophic downside. Heroes at the frontlines of biodefense are working every day to protect the world against the worst case. But the pace of biotech is against
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A very important and necessary effort in biodefense!
Spent three years looking for a team in Biodefense to invest in. But never found one. So we built it ourselves. Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. As AI and biotech rapidly advance, we're approaching near-universal access to tools with the potential to cure humanity or
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One of the greatest opportunities in AI safety and security is the chance to help support the creation of new industry verticals that help maximize the benefits and minimize the risks. The technology is moving fast. One of the best ways to keep up is with more technology, more
Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. Of all AI applications, biotechnology has the highest upside and most catastrophic downside. Heroes at the frontlines of biodefense are working every day to protect the world against the worst case. But the pace of biotech is against
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AI is set to help unlock biology at unprecedented speed, and we need this acceleration to yield more cures than threats Proud to back @kath_mcmahon and @ValthosTech to redefine biodefense for the AI era !
Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. Of all AI applications, biotechnology has the highest upside and most catastrophic downside. Heroes at the frontlines of biodefense are working every day to protect the world against the worst case. But the pace of biotech is against
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LFG - biology is the threat model I'm most worried that our world is vulnerable to in the near term - super excited for Tess and co to tilt the offence/defence scales back
Spent three years looking for a team in Biodefense to invest in. But never found one. So we built it ourselves. Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. As AI and biotech rapidly advance, we're approaching near-universal access to tools with the potential to cure humanity or
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Spent three years looking for a team in Biodefense to invest in. But never found one. So we built it ourselves. Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. As AI and biotech rapidly advance, we're approaching near-universal access to tools with the potential to cure humanity or
Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. Of all AI applications, biotechnology has the highest upside and most catastrophic downside. Heroes at the frontlines of biodefense are working every day to protect the world against the worst case. But the pace of biotech is against
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Really great and important initiative - i criticize OAI when I believe they are straying from their mission but this is an example of an area where they are head and shoulders above many of their peers and we need far more programs like this
Building capacity for biodefense is critical; this is the kind of thing that makes me proud to be at OpenAI.
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One of our greatest risks is AI-enabled biological threats. As models advances, it’s becoming easier to design a weapon than a cure. Proud to back @ValthosTech — @kath_mcmahon, @velvetatom, and team advancing America’s speed and ability to design precision therapeutics 🧬⚛️ 🚀
Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. Of all AI applications, biotechnology has the highest upside and most catastrophic downside. Heroes at the frontlines of biodefense are working every day to protect the world against the worst case. But the pace of biotech is against
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Excited that such a great team is working on this. Addressing an ever-expanding attack surface will be a critical to building a secure AI-enabled bioeconomy. If this interests you, definitely reach out to the @ValthosTech team — there’s no time like the present!
Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. Of all AI applications, biotechnology has the highest upside and most catastrophic downside. Heroes at the frontlines of biodefense are working every day to protect the world against the worst case. But the pace of biotech is against
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If you work within AI x Bio, if you have pre-/post-training experience for LLMs, if you like distributed infrastructure/deployment, if you appreciate scaling compute and algorithms, or if this just sounds interesting - please reach out! My inbox is wide open. (2/2)
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The ability to anticipate and act on the trajectory of natural and even man-made biological threats is a critical defense capability, and AI advancements only make it even more so. (1/2)
Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. Of all AI applications, biotechnology has the highest upside and most catastrophic downside. Heroes at the frontlines of biodefense are working every day to protect the world against the worst case. But the pace of biotech is against
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Building capacity for biodefense is critical; this is the kind of thing that makes me proud to be at OpenAI.
One of the greatest opportunities in AI safety and security is the chance to help support the creation of new industry verticals that help maximize the benefits and minimize the risks. The technology is moving fast. One of the best ways to keep up is with more technology, more
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I don’t post much on X but this is an absolute must-read from @ValthosTech - a brilliant team tackling one of the biggest risks of AI to humanity Congratulations on the funding - much work to do
Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. Of all AI applications, biotechnology has the highest upside and most catastrophic downside. Heroes at the frontlines of biodefense are working every day to protect the world against the worst case. But the pace of biotech is against
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Super excited for OpenAI to supporting growth of AI safety ecosystem -- in this case bio-defense.
One of the greatest opportunities in AI safety and security is the chance to help support the creation of new industry verticals that help maximize the benefits and minimize the risks. The technology is moving fast. One of the best ways to keep up is with more technology, more
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I’ll be on @tbpn at 4:05 ET / 1:05 PT to chat about @ValthosTech and what we’re building for American biodefense! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Gm. On today’s show: – @esaagar (Breaking Points) – @jordanschnyc (ChinaTalk) – @ChaseLochmiller (Crusoe) – @TuckerDordevic (Oureon) – @kath_mcmahon (Valthos) – @Dion2730 (NVIDIA) – @burkaygur (Fal) – @glennsolomon (Notable Capital) – @asciidiego (Krea) – @venturetwins (a16z)
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Years of working on AI + programmable biology left me convinced: capabilities are racing ahead, and so are risks. Valthos started because we need better defenses. I joined at formation last year as the first hire, and grateful to be tackling this alongside a world-class team.
Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. Of all AI applications, biotechnology has the highest upside and most catastrophic downside. Heroes at the frontlines of biodefense are working every day to protect the world against the worst case. But the pace of biotech is against
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I'm thrilled to be an investor in Valthos: @kath_mcmahon and @velvetatom have built out a wonderful team of operators and researchers tackling some of the most technically and societally important problems in Bio x AI. They are growing the team, please reach out!
Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. Of all AI applications, biotechnology has the highest upside and most catastrophic downside. Heroes at the frontlines of biodefense are working every day to protect the world against the worst case. But the pace of biotech is against
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Totally agree. Excited to see more biodefense / biosecurity companies. Congrats @ValthosTech on the launch!
One of the greatest opportunities in AI safety and security is the chance to help support the creation of new industry verticals that help maximize the benefits and minimize the risks. The technology is moving fast. One of the best ways to keep up is with more technology, more
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Announcing Lux latest investment and creation.... BIODEFENSE @ValthosTech —co-founded by Lux's @velvetatom Tess Van Stekelenburg + led by brilliant ex Palantir @kath_mcmahon
Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. Of all AI applications, biotechnology has the highest upside and most catastrophic downside. Heroes at the frontlines of biodefense are working every day to protect the world against the worst case. But the pace of biotech is against
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Technology enabling push-button biology will cure disease and aging. But it also enables dual-use risks that cannot be ignored. @velvetatom is relentless, intelligent, and bold. Glad she is building our biological defense axis to make sure that we flourish from this technology.
Valthos builds next-generation biodefense. Of all AI applications, biotechnology has the highest upside and most catastrophic downside. Heroes at the frontlines of biodefense are working every day to protect the world against the worst case. But the pace of biotech is against
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Could not be more excited to work with @jasonkwon and the @OpenAI team on this mission—they've been leaders in identifying the risks and driving forward the tech we need for the next era of biodefense
One of the greatest opportunities in AI safety and security is the chance to help support the creation of new industry verticals that help maximize the benefits and minimize the risks. The technology is moving fast. One of the best ways to keep up is with more technology, more
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