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Synthetic Sciences

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Claude Code for Scientific Research

Winter 2026Founded 20252 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA
Generate ideas β†’
AI insightcan contain mistakes
AI Research InfrastructureSaaSResearch scientists, computational labsMedium competition
Moat
Process data from delegated AI-driven research creates network effects; proprietary dataset improves autonomous capabilities.
Key risk
Adoption by researchers requires trust in AI outputs; competing with open-source / free tools is challenging.
Why now
Multi-agent AI and autonomous systems maturity make delegated research feasible; researcher demand for productivity tools increasing.
Competitors
OpenAI Codex, academic research platforms, specialized lab software
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About

We’re building the infrastructure for the future AI co-scientist, starting with computational research. Our core thesis is that powerful AI scientists require two things built together: a human-centered product that generates high-quality process data, and the research infrastructure to turn that data into increasingly autonomous systems. We’re building both. SynSci is our platform where scientists delegate complex research tasks to swarms of AI co-scientists across reading β†’ hypotheses β†’ methods β†’ experimentation β†’ results β†’ drafting, even while they sleep.

Founders Β· 2

Ishaan Gangwani
Ishaan GangwaniFounder

International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence 2025 (HM). USACO Platinum division (top 0.01% of competitive programmers globally). Prev: IOAI '25; Z-Fellows; Emergent Ventures

Aayam Bansal
Aayam BansalFounder

Built COVID-19 helpline infrastructure for Indian govt serving 50k+ people daily Patented (US, SG, IND) and Sold Orthopaedic AISock for 5-figures at 17 Published at NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, CVPR & other A* conferences Prev: aisock (Acq.), Z-Fellows, Emergent Ventures

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