Osmo

New York, New York, USA · ≈110 employees · osmo.ai

Osmo is an AI-powered olfactory intelligence company founded in 2022, specializing in digitizing smell. The company teaches computers to read, map, and write scents, with applications in fragrance innovation, disease detection, and pandemic tracking. Osmo was established by CEO Alex Wiltschko and co-founder Rohinton Mehta, emerging from Google Brain's olfactory neuroscience research. Headquartered in New York, Osmo operates a manufacturing space in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The company has raised $135 million in Series B funding from notable investors, including Two Sigma Ventures and Google Ventures. Osmo employs a team of 11 to 50 professionals, including scientists, engineers, and perfumers. Its core technology, Olfactory Intelligence, allows for the precise decoding and reproduction of smells. Key offerings include the Osmograph for scent capture, the Forge platform for molecule discovery, and Generation for formulation automation. Osmo primarily licenses its technology to various industries, enhancing scent experiences in fragrance, healthcare, consumer products, and security.