# Ginkgo Bioworks funding: rounds and investors > Ginkgo Bioworks has raised $444M across 5 rounds since 2014. Investors include Felicis, OS Fund and Y Combinator. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/ginkgo-bioworks (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series E startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Ginkgo Bioworks* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 14 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Biotech Healthcare Y Combinator: S14 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$444M** raised across 5 rounds since 2014, from 5 sources **$120K** Seed **$9.0M** Series A **$45M** Series B **$100M** Series C **$290M** Series E - **Latest round:** Series E, $290M Sept 2019 - **Step-up i:** 2.9× - **Investors:** 14 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 **$120K** Seed **$9.0M** Series A **$45M** Series B **$100M** Series C **$290M** Series E - **First round:** Seed, $120K - **Biggest round:** $290M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 11 months ## The rounds - **Sept 2019** Series E **$290M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by FinSMEs - **Jun 2016** Series C **$100M** *2 new* [Allen & Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-and-company) [Ballie Gifford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ballie-gifford) Reported by TechCrunch - **Jul 2015** Series B **$45M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Viking Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viking-global-investors) [OS Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/os-fund) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Jul 2015 - **Mar 2015** Series A **$9.0M** *6 new* [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Vast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vast-ventures) [iGlobe Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iglobe-partners) [OS Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/os-fund) [Ken Arnold](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ken-arnold) From a historical funding record - **Jul 2014** Seed **$120K** *5 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [TEEC Angel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/teec-angel-fund) [Farzad (Zod) Nazem](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farzad-zod-nazem) [China Rock Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/china-rock-capital) [David Spector](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-spector) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team. - **Bartholomew Canton** Executive Officer i - **Jason Kelly** Director, Executive Officer i - **Reshma Shetty** Director, Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Peter 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. **Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2015 **Series B** 2015 **Series C** 2016 **Series E** 2019 [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [OS Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/os-fund) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [TEEC Angel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/teec-angel-fund) [Allen & Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-and-company) [Viking Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viking-global-investors) [Farzad (Zod) Nazem](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farzad-zod-nazem) [China Rock Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/china-rock-capital) [Vast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vast-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [OS Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/os-fund) VC firm **2** rounds [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) VC firm **1** round [TEEC Angel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/teec-angel-fund) VC firm **1** round [Allen & Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-and-company) Wealth manager **1** round [Viking Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viking-global-investors) VC firm **1** round [Farzad (Zod) Nazem](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farzad-zod-nazem) VC firm **1** round [China Rock Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/china-rock-capital) VC firm **1** round [Vast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vast-ventures) VC firm **1** round [iGlobe Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iglobe-partners) VC firm **1** round [David Spector](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-spector) Angel **1** round [Ken Arnold](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ken-arnold) VC firm **1** round [Ballie Gifford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ballie-gifford) Growth equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=ginkgo-bioworks). ## 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. [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors) VC firm Per its own site [MassVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massventures) VC firm Per its own site [TSVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tsv-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [11.2 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/11-2-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Reshape](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reshape-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Brightwing Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brightwing-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Cannage Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cannage-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Catapult](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catapult-vc) VC firm Per its own site [Cool Climate Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cool-climate-collective) Angel network Per its own site [Next Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-next-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Petri](https://millionrounds.com/fund/petri) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Ginkgo Bioworks ### 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. ### 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. 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