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Founders / Ryan Marien

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Platform for creating scientific figures and diagrams, now with Leo, an AI agent that plans, sketches and builds research figures from a library of scientist-vetted icons and templates.

Role
Co-founder
HQ
Toronto, ON
Founded
2017
Status
Active

Co-founders: Shiz Aoki, Katya Shteyn

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