Investors map · Worldwide

Who invests in synthetic biology

42 investors have backed two or more of the 103 synthetic biology startups worldwide on our map, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed; the most active has backed 10.

42investors on the map
4kinds of investor
SOSVbacked the most (7)
VC firmsmost common kind

VC firms

30

+6 more

Accelerators

6

Private equity and asset managers

3

Government funds

3

Segment by segment

VC firms

30 investors

  1. SOSVVC firmUnited States7 backed
  2. Alumni VenturesVC firmUnited States5 backed
  3. Main Sequence VenturesVC firmAustralia4 backed
  4. Big Idea VenturesVC firmUnited States3 backed
  5. Redmile GroupVC firmUnited States3 backed
  6. Novo HoldingsVC firmDenmark3 backed
  7. Sofinnova PartnersVC firmFrance3 backed
  8. Bee PartnersVC firmUnited States3 backed

Accelerators

6 investors

  1. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States5 backed
  2. Plug and PlayAcceleratorUnited States4 backed
  3. EIT Food RisingFoodstarsAcceleratorBelgium3 backed
  4. MassChallengeAcceleratorUnited States3 backed
  5. Entrepreneur FirstAcceleratorUnited Kingdom2 backed
  6. Carbon13AcceleratorUnited Kingdom2 backed

Private equity and asset managers

3 investors

  1. Blue HorizonPrivate equitySwitzerland3 backed
  2. Perceptive AdvisorsAsset managerUnited States2 backed
  3. Pioneer FundPrivate equityUnited States2 backed

Government funds

3 investors

  1. National Science FoundationGovernment fundUnited States10 backed
  2. EIC AcceleratorGovernment fundEuropean Union3 backed
  3. BpifranceGovernment fundFrance2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our synthetic biology map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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