# Atom Bioworks funding: rounds and investors

> Atom Bioworks has raised $999K across 1 round since 2022. Investors include Y Combinator, National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/atom-bioworks (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Atom Bioworks*

One round we have observed, with the 3 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Biotech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$999K** raised across 1 round since 2022, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Grant, $999K Jul 2022
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jul 2022** Grant **$999K** [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Atom Bioworks's own website: 1 founder.

**Sherwood Yao** Co-founder, CEO · Executive

Advisers *Keith Fraser*

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round

[National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) Government **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Atom Bioworks as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[BioTools Innovator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biotools-innovator) Accelerator Per its own site

[MAGNET Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/magnet-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Ms2 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ms2-capital) Family office Per its own site

## Quick answers about Atom Bioworks

### Who invested in Atom Bioworks?

Atom Bioworks's investors include Y Combinator, National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health.

### How much has Atom Bioworks raised?

Atom Bioworks has raised $999K across 1 round since 2022.

### When did Atom Bioworks last raise?

Atom Bioworks's most recent round was a Grant of $999K in Jul 2022.

### What was Atom Bioworks's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $999K in Jul 2022, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Atom Bioworks first?

Atom Bioworks's first round on record, in Jul 2022, was backed by Y Combinator, National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health.

### What stage is Atom Bioworks at?

Atom Bioworks's latest named round is a Grant, in Jul 2022.

### Where is Atom Bioworks based?

Atom Bioworks is based in the United States.

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