What I did wrong with Artemis - by Alex Shintaro Araki
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Part 2/2 on what didn’t work.
In 2024 I started a project that became Artemis, a $35M Focused Research Organization focused on developing better non-mouse animal models for biomedical research. In December 2025, I shut it down to make room for new adventures. Along the way, I learned a few things that may be helpful if you’re considering a similar journey. So here they are… FROs are often created on a set of pre-set milestones attached to lots of pre-committed funding. It’s hard to be “stubborn on vision but flexible on the details” when you search for funding in this pre-commitment and technical-first approach. Though…
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