Whelix (formerly MitoAI)
MitoAI Inc.
Intelligent robotics for cell culture automation. Whelix combines AI agents with lab robotics so your biology runs 24/7 — protocols generated from plain language, executed autonomously, monitored live.
whelix.com · Boston, MA
Funding event
The round itself, as filedInferred stageSeed
Sold of offered$5.4M of $8.1M
Filed2026-11-04
Days since filing9
- Exemption claimed
- Rule 506(b)
- First-ever Form D
- No
- Date of first sale
- 2026-10-22
Investors
No investors named: Form D does not list them
Officers on the filing
Names and roles as filed; addresses are never stored- Bingda LiExecutive Officer · Director
- Guanlin LiExecutive Officer
- Jeff KnoxDirector
- Xinyu WangExecutive Officer · Director
Health flags
Three flags, each with the raw inputs behind it · as of 2026-11-13UndersubscribedNot flagged$5.4M of $8.1M sold0.7 months since first sale
Prior raiseNot flaggedRaised $5.4M against a prior $200K$200K prior raise, filed 2024-12-20
AmendedNot flaggedNo amendmentNo D/A on file
Open roles
On the employer's own careers page · checked 2026-11-059
Pre-posting windowNot enough dataShown once this sector and stage have 20 observed lags from filing to first posting.
- Robotics Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)NOV 12Boston- MA · Engineering · Internship · open 1 day
- Robotics Engineering Co-op (Spring 2027)NOV 12Boston- MA · Engineering · Internship · open 1 day
- Robotics EngineerNOV 12Boston- MA · Engineering · Full-time · open 1 day
- Senior Robotics EngineerNOV 12Boston, MA · Engineering · Full-time · open 1 day
- Mechanical Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)NOV 5Boston- MA · Engineering · Internship · open 8 days
- Mechanical Engineering Co-op (Spring 2027)NOV 5Boston- MA · Engineering · Internship · open 8 days
- Senior Mechanical EngineerNOV 5Boston, MA · Engineering · Full-time · open 8 days
- Electrical EngineerNOV 5Boston- MA · Engineering · Full-time · open 8 days
- Mechanical EngineerNOV 5Boston- MA · Engineering · Full-time · open 8 days
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