United States · 
Who invested in Ginkgo Bioworks?
Ginkgo Bioworks's investors include Felicis, OS Fund, Y Combinator, DCVC and TEEC Angel Fund, and 9 more on record.
20152016201720182019
$120KSeed$9.0MSeries A$45MSeries B$100MSeries C$290MSeries E
United States · Series E startup
Who invested in Ginkgo Bioworks
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$444Mraised across 5 rounds since 2014, from 5 sources
$120KSeed$9.0MSeries A$45MSeries B$100MSeries C$290MSeries E
- Latest round
- Series E, $290MSept 2019
- Step-upi
- 2.9×
- Investors
- 14
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $120K Jul 2014
- Biggest round
- $290M Series E · Sept 2019
- Usual gap between rounds
- 11 months the median of 4
The rounds
- Sept 2019
- Jun 2016
- Jul 2015Series B$45M1 new2 returning
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Jul 2015
- Mar 2015Series A$9.0M6 new
From a historical funding record
- Jul 2014Seed$120K5 new
From a historical funding record
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.
- Bartholomew CantonExecutive Officeri
- Jason KellyDirector, Executive Officeri
- Reshma ShettyDirector, Executive Officeri
On the board, as filediPeter Boynton
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Seed2014Series A2015Series B2015Series C2016Series E2019
Felicis
OS Fund
Y Combinator
DCVC
TEEC Angel Fund
Allen & Company
Viking GlobalFarzad (Zod) NazemChina Rock Capital
Vast Ventures
FelicisOS FundY CombinatorDCVCTEEC Angel FundAllen & CompanyViking GlobalFarzad (Zod) NazemChina Rock CapitalVast VenturesEveryone who backed them
Farzad (Zod) NazemVC firm1round
China Rock CapitalVC firm1round
David SpectorAngel1round
Ken ArnoldVC firm1round
Ballie GiffordGrowth equity1round
Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.
Also claim to have backed them
These 12 firms list Ginkgo 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.
Quick answers about Ginkgo Bioworks
How much has Ginkgo Bioworks raised?
Ginkgo Bioworks has raised $444M across 5 rounds since 2014.
When did Ginkgo Bioworks last raise?
Ginkgo Bioworks's most recent round was a Series E of $290M in Sept 2019.
What was Ginkgo Bioworks's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $290M in Sept 2019, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Ginkgo Bioworks first?
Ginkgo Bioworks's first round on record, in Jul 2014, was backed by Y Combinator, TEEC Angel Fund and Farzad (Zod) Nazem and 2 others.
What stage is Ginkgo Bioworks at?
Ginkgo Bioworks's latest named round is a Series E, in Sept 2019.
Where is Ginkgo Bioworks based?
Ginkgo Bioworks is based in the United States.
Companies like Ginkgo Bioworks
In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months.
Find investors like these
Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free.