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Drug ranking with zebrafish

Zeroshot Biolabs is building a platform that helps drug developers identify which compounds are most worth pursuing, reducing wasted time and cost in the discovery process. Instead of relying solely on human cell cultures, which often miss system-wide effects, Zeroshot uses young zebrafish as a whole-organism model. Zebrafish share the majority of human disease genes and organ systems, and their embryos can be tested rapidly and at scale.

Data from these standardized experiments feed into MegaFin, Zeroshot’s proprietary atlas of zebrafish responses, which powers its foundation AI model to predict how drugs move diseased cells toward healthier states.

Pharmatech
Biotech
Fund
Fund III
Location
Vancouver, BC
Toronto, ON
Year Invested
2025
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Founders

Founders with Rare Cross-Disciplinary Depth & Execution History: Zeroshot’s founding team combines deep scientific fluency in zebrafish biology (Patrick, PhD researcher in molecular genetics) with repeat company-building experience (Steven, Acorn Biolabs to $100M+ valuation) and world-class AI engineering talent (Darien, former Broadcom GenAI architect and 2x Kaggle Grandmaster). This blend of domain expertise and technical excellence is rare in biotech startups, positioning the team to execute on both wet lab and AI infrastructure.
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Steven ten Holder

Co-founder & CEO

Patrick Pumputis

Co-founder & Chief Science Officer

Darien Schettler

Co-founder & CTO

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