# New Synthetic Biology Startups Founded Since 2020: Market Map 2026 (39 Companies) > 39 synthetic biology startups founded in 2020 or later, mapped in 5 segments, best-funded first: $455M raised. Updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-synthetic-biology-startups-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Biomanufacturing platforms 15 - [Invert](https://millionrounds.com/company/invert) - [*E* Enokiko](https://millionrounds.com/company/enokiko) - [EvodiaBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/evodiabio) - [Katalyze AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/katalyze-ai) - [Arsenale Bioyards](https://millionrounds.com/company/arsenale-bioyards) - [Izote Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/izote-biosciences) - [Caladan Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/caladan-bio) - [InSpek](https://millionrounds.com/company/inspek) - [Axio BioPharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/axio-biopharma) - [Anthology](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthology) - [Levur](https://millionrounds.com/company/levur) - [Evolutor](https://millionrounds.com/company/evolutor) - [Chainreactor](https://millionrounds.com/company/chainreactor) - [Tailwind Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/tailwind-biotech) - [New Wave Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-wave-biotech) ## Food and ingredients 13 - [21st.BIO](https://millionrounds.com/company/21st-bio) - [Onego Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/onego-bio) - [Vivici](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivici) - [Nutropy](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutropy) - [Eden Brew](https://millionrounds.com/company/eden-brew) - [Cauldron Ferm](https://millionrounds.com/company/cauldron-ferm) - [Caravel Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/caravel-bio) - [Those Vegan Cowboys](https://millionrounds.com/company/those-vegan-cowboys) - [Lyric Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/lyric-bio) - [Yali Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/yali-bio) - [Helico](https://millionrounds.com/company/helico) - [UpDairy](https://millionrounds.com/company/updairy) - [Daisy Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/daisy-lab) ## Materials and chemicals 4 - [Cascade Biocatalysts](https://millionrounds.com/company/cascade-biocatalysts) - [HotHouse Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/hothouse-therapeutics) - [Deep Blue Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/deep-blue-biotech) - [17Cicada](https://millionrounds.com/company/17cicada) ## Agriculture 4 - [Erg Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/erg-bio) - [GigaCrop](https://millionrounds.com/company/gigacrop) - [ZymeCO](https://millionrounds.com/company/zymeco) - [Bontia Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/bontia-bio) ## Molecular farming 3 - [Kinish](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinish) - [Bright Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/bright-biotech) - [Finally Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/finally-foods) ## Segment by segment ### Biomanufacturing platforms 15 startups · $115M raised - [**Invert**](https://millionrounds.com/company/invert) Invert is a software startup that specializes in Bioprocess AI SaaS, focusing on enhancing biomanufacturing and bio-industrial operations. Canada $40M - [*E* **Enokiko**](https://millionrounds.com/company/enokiko) Enokiko is a provider of synthetic biology platforms oriented to the study, & manufacturing of environmentally friendly biological products. - $21M - [**EvodiaBio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/evodiabio) EvodiaBio is a Danish bio-industrial startup founded in 2021 and based in Copenhagen. Denmark $14M - [**Katalyze AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/katalyze-ai) Katalyze AI is a biotechnology software company based in San Francisco, with operations in Toronto. United States $11M - [**Arsenale Bioyards**](https://millionrounds.com/company/arsenale-bioyards) Arsenale Bioyards is a biotechnology company founded in 2022 and based in Venice, Italy, with additional operations in Milan, Pord Italy $10M - [**Izote Biosciences**](https://millionrounds.com/company/izote-biosciences) Izote Biosciences is a biotechnology company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2022. United States $5.7M - [**Caladan Bio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/caladan-bio) Caladan Bio is a biotechnology startup based in Brooklyn, founded in 2023 by Michael Kobida and Rob Jauquet. United States $5.1M - [**InSpek**](https://millionrounds.com/company/inspek) Biomanufacturing is scaling. France $3.9M ### Food and ingredients 13 startups · $271M raised - [**21st.BIO**](https://millionrounds.com/company/21st-bio) 21st.BIO is a biotechnology company based in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded in 2020. Denmark $97M - [**Onego Bio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/onego-bio) Onego Bio is a food-based biotechnology company that produces animal-free egg white protein through precision fermentation. Finland $55M - [**Vivici**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivici) Vivici is a B2B ingredient firm that provides animal-free dairy proteins manufactured with precision fermentations. Netherlands $46M - [**Nutropy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutropy) Nutropy is a French B2B foodtech startup founded in 2021, based in Évry-Courcouronnes, France. France $16M - [**Eden Brew**](https://millionrounds.com/company/eden-brew) Eden Brew is a Melbourne-based precision fermentation company founded in 2021. Australia $15M - [**Cauldron Ferm**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cauldron-ferm) Cauldron Ferm is a biomanufacturing company based in Orange, New South Wales, specializing in continuous hyper-fermentation technology. Australia $13M - [**Caravel Bio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/caravel-bio) Caravel Bio is a biotechnology and synthetic biology company based in Portland, Oregon, founded in 2022. United States $9.0M - [**Those Vegan Cowboys**](https://millionrounds.com/company/those-vegan-cowboys) Those Vegan Cowboys is a Dutch-Belgian foodtech startup founded in 2008, focusing on producing animal-free dairy proteins through Belgium $7.3M ### Materials and chemicals 4 startups · $12M raised - [**Cascade Biocatalysts**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cascade-biocatalysts) Cascade Biocatalysts creates productive enzymes for economical biomanufacturing of sustainable chemicals. United States $8.6M - [**HotHouse Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hothouse-therapeutics) HotHouse Therapeutics is a biotechnology and synthetic biology company based in Norwich, United Kingdom. United Kingdom $2.5M - [**Deep Blue Biotech**](https://millionrounds.com/company/deep-blue-biotech) Deep Blue BioTech is a synthetic biology startup founded in May 2023 and based in Stowmarket, United Kingdom. United Kingdom $800K - [**17Cicada**](https://millionrounds.com/company/17cicada) 17Cicada Ltd is a UK-based biotechnology startup founded in 2021, focusing on synthetic biology to create low-carbon chemicals fro United States $175K ### Agriculture 4 startups · $16M raised - [**Erg Bio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/erg-bio) Erg Bio is a biomanufacturing company based in Dublin, California, founded in 2023. United States $6.5M - [**GigaCrop**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gigacrop) GigaCrop is a biotechnology research company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2020 by Chris Eiben, PhD. United States $4.5M - [**ZymeCO**](https://millionrounds.com/company/zymeco) ZymeCO is a biotechnology company founded in 2021 that specializes in developing bio-solutions through enzyme technology and preci United States $4.0M - [**Bontia Bio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bontia-bio) Bontia Bio is a synthetic biology company based in Wellington, New Zealand, focused on animal health and agriculture. New Zealand $715K ### Molecular farming 3 startups · $41M raised - [**Kinish**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinish) Kinish Inc. Japan $35M - [**Bright Biotech**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bright-biotech) Bright Biotech is a Manchester-based biotechnology company founded in 2019, specializing in plant-based molecular farming using pr United Kingdom $4.4M - [**Finally Foods**](https://millionrounds.com/company/finally-foods) Finally Foods is an Israeli food technology startup based in Rehovot, founded in March 2024. - $1.2M **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and was founded in 2020 or later. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in synthetic biology, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Synthetic biology market map** 103 startups · 6 segments · $2.4B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/synthetic-biology-market-map)[Investors map **Who invests in synthetic biology** 42 investors · 4 segments](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/synthetic-biology-investors-map)[Raised in 2026 **Synthetic biology startups that raised in 2026** 18 startups · 3 segments · $380M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/synthetic-biology-raised-2026-market-map)[Market map · United States **Synthetic biology market map: United States** 49 startups · 5 segments · $1.6B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/synthetic-biology-united-states-market-map)[Market map · Europe **Synthetic biology market map: Europe** 35 startups · 4 segments · $544M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/synthetic-biology-europe-market-map)[Market map **Marketing tech market map** 1,963 startups · 7 segments · $41B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/marketing-tech-market-map) ## Who backs synthetic biology? 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