We’re digitizing the sense of smell, for human health and happiness.
A note from our
founder & CEO
To the curious nose,
I’ve always believed scent is nature’s original language—one that everyone deserves to speak and understand. As an olfactory neuroscientist, I spent 18 years studying the mysteries of scent, building systems to map and navigate that invisible world. My dream was to make fragrance more expressive, expansive, and beautiful by giving computers a sense of smell.
Now, we’ve made that a reality.
Today we’re developing new tools for the timeless craft of perfumery. With our proprietary Olfactory Intelligence platform and our world-class perfumery team, we design fragrances with greater precision, transparency, and artistry than ever before. This is scent at the speed of imagination.
Alex Wiltschko, Founder & CEO
Revolutionizing olfactory science, one billion molecules at a time
250K
Physical samples created
Physical samples created
3B
Molecules mapped
Molecules mapped
5M
Human annotations of smell recorded
Human annotations of smell recorded
8K
Molecules synthesized
Molecules synthesized
How we built Osmo
2022
Osmo spun out of Google Brain in 2022, after years of olfactory neuroscience research led by CEO Alex Wiltschko, who pioneered an AI model capable of predicting how molecules smell based on their structure. Backed by Lux Capital, GV, and The Alexa Fund, Osmo raised a $60 million Series A.
.png)
2023
In 2023, Osmo partnered with the Gates Foundation on AI-powered ingredient discovery, validated its discovery engine and published a paper in Science. Proving that neural networks could predict oder perception from molecular structure (a landmark in computational olfaction). Osmo's odor map became the foundation of its Olfactory Intelligence (OI) platform: a system that can read, write, map & ultimately digitize scent.
2024
In 2024, Osmo introduced its most ambitious project yet: Scent Teleportation. Leveraging Olfactory Intelligence, Osmo took a real plum, digitized its scent, and recreated it as an identical fragrance - proving that scent can be captured, digitized, translated, and brought to life through AI.
2025
In March 2025, Osmo filed patents for more new fragrance ingredients than the rest of the fragrance industry combined and also launched the world’s first AI-powered fragrance house This marked the beginning of giving independent and growing brands access to a level of fragrance development once reserved for global conglomerates.
2026
Osmo raised $70M in Series B funding, grew to more than 100 employees across New Jersey and Boston, and built a 58,000 sq ft manufacturing and R&D facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Osmo now collaborates with global CPGs, indie founders, and brands of every scale to translate their singular vision into unforgettable fragrance.
The leadership behind Osmo
Osmo is led by the world's foremost pioneers in machine learning, entrepreneurship, sensory science, engineering, and perfumery.
Leadership Team
Alex Wiltschko
Founder and CEO
Rich Whitcomb
Chief Technical Officer
Nate Pearson
Chief Financial Officer
Mateusz Brzuchacs
Chief Operating Officer
Perfumery Team
Christophe Laudamiel
Master Perfumer
Thomas Fachon
Perfumer
Zerlina Dubois
Master Perfumer
Board of Directors
Boet Brinkgreve
Board of Directors
Andy Palmer
Board of Directors
Josh Wolfe
Board of Directors
Alex Wiltschko
Board of Directors
Kyle McNulty
Board of Directors
Colin Beirne
Board of Directors
Krishna Yeshwant
Board of Directors
Scientific Advisory Board
Geoffrey Hinton, Ph.D.
Nobel Prize in Physics, Turing Award Winner, “Godfather of Deep Learning”
Ryan Adams, Ph.D.
Princeton, ML applications, serial entrepreneur
John Cunningham, Ph.D.
Columbia, ML & biological intelligence, serial entrepreneur
Brian Boso
Ex-CTO Smiths Detection, sensor tech
Joel Mainland, Ph.D.
Monell Chemical Senses Center, olfactory psychophysics experts
Christopher Brown
CTA 908 Devices, chemical sensing
Our values
Leading with curiosity
Osmonauts are curious about the world, our work, and each other. We know that diversity of thought, capability, and perspective leads to new and better solutions to hard problems.
Kindness as a strength
Osmonauts are kind in our communication and our behavior. We share ideas with clarity, candor, and consideration—helping each other break barriers and achieve personal and professional goals.
Tenacity with purpose
Osmonauts are tenacious and driven by excellence in everything we do. We embrace ambiguity because the most ambitious goals require us to blaze a trail into the unknown.
Osmonauts at work
Investors
Join our team.
At Osmo, you'll work with neuroscientists, master perfumers, and engineers on technology that is changing how the world understands smell. We are committed to creating an incredible team optimized for a diversity of thought, background, and approaches.
