# Synthetic Biology Investors Map 2026: 42 Investors Backing Synthetic Biology Startups > The 42 investors that have backed two or more synthetic biology startups worldwide, by kind: VC firms, accelerators and private equity and asset managers... Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/synthetic-biology-investors-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## VC firms 30 - [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) - [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) - [Main Sequence Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence) - [Big Idea Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-idea-ventures) - [Redmile Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redmile-group) - [Novo Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures) - [Sofinnova Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofinnova-partners) - [Bee Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bee-partners) - [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) - [*BI* BioInnovation Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bioinnovation-institute) - [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) - [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) - [VantagePoint Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantagepoint-capital-partners) - [Digitalis Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digitalis-ventures) - [UpHonest Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uphonest-capital) - [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) - [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) - [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) - [KdT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kdt-ventures) - [The Danish Growth Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/v-kstfonden) - [Boost VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boost-vc) - [Mayfield Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield) - [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) - [Callaghan Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/callaghan-innovation) +6 more ## Accelerators 6 - [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) - [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - [EIT Food RisingFoodstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eit-food-risingfoo) - [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) - [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) - [Carbon13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carbon13) ## Private equity and asset managers 3 - [Blue Horizon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-horizon) - [Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) - [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) ## Government funds 3 - [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) - [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) - [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) ## Segment by segment ### VC firms 30 investors - [**SOSV**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) VC firm United States 7 backed - [**Alumni Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm United States 5 backed - [**Main Sequence Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence) VC firm Australia 4 backed - [**Big Idea Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-idea-ventures) VC firm United States 3 backed - [**Redmile Group**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redmile-group) VC firm United States 3 backed - [**Novo Holdings**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures) VC firm Denmark 3 backed - [**Sofinnova Partners**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofinnova-partners) VC firm France 3 backed - [**Bee Partners**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bee-partners) VC firm United States 3 backed ### Accelerators 6 investors - [**Y Combinator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator United States 5 backed - [**Plug and Play**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator United States 4 backed - [**EIT Food RisingFoodstars**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eit-food-risingfoo) Accelerator Belgium 3 backed - [**MassChallenge**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) Accelerator United States 3 backed - [**Entrepreneur First**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) Accelerator United Kingdom 2 backed - [**Carbon13**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carbon13) Accelerator United Kingdom 2 backed ### Private equity and asset managers 3 investors - [**Blue Horizon**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-horizon) Private equity Switzerland 3 backed - [**Perceptive Advisors**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) Asset manager United States 2 backed - [**Pioneer Fund**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) Private equity United States 2 backed ### Government funds 3 investors - [**National Science Foundation**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government fund United States 10 backed - [**EIC Accelerator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) Government fund European Union 3 backed - [**Bpifrance**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) Government fund France 2 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. ## 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)[New wave **New synthetic biology startups, founded 2020 on** 39 startups · 5 segments · $455M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-synthetic-biology-startups-market-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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