# Synthetic Biology Market Map 2026: 103 Startups in 6 Segments > Market map of 103 synthetic biology startups worldwide in 6 segments, from biomanufacturing platforms, food and ingredients and therapeutics on. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/synthetic-biology-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Biomanufacturing platforms 39 - [Univercells](https://millionrounds.com/company/univercells) - [Tsingke Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/tsingke-biotech) - [Invert](https://millionrounds.com/company/invert) - [Xcellerex](https://millionrounds.com/company/xcellerex) - [Cellino](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellino) - [*E* Enokiko](https://millionrounds.com/company/enokiko) - [Logomix](https://millionrounds.com/company/logomix) - [EvodiaBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/evodiabio) - [FabricNano](https://millionrounds.com/company/fabricnano) - [Enduro Genetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/enduro-genetics) - [Genome Compiler](https://millionrounds.com/company/genome-compiler) - [Switchback Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/switchback-systems) - [Katalyze AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/katalyze-ai) - [SilicoLife](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicolife) - [Arsenale Bioyards](https://millionrounds.com/company/arsenale-bioyards) - [Precision Fermentation](https://millionrounds.com/company/precision-fermentation) - [Pow.bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/pow-bio) - [Chromologics](https://millionrounds.com/company/chromologics) - [Izote Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/izote-biosciences) - [Culture Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/culture-biosciences) - [Caladan Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/caladan-bio) - [eXoZymes](https://millionrounds.com/company/exozymes) - [EV Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/ev-biotech) - [Green Bioactives](https://millionrounds.com/company/green-bioactives) +15 more ## Food and ingredients 33 - [Absci](https://millionrounds.com/company/absci) - [Solazyme](https://millionrounds.com/company/solazyme) - [21st.BIO](https://millionrounds.com/company/21st-bio) - [GRO Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/gro-biosciences) - [Onego Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/onego-bio) - [The EVERY Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-every-company) - [Think Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/think-bioscience) - [Vivici](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivici) - [Formo](https://millionrounds.com/company/formo) - [Bon Vivant](https://millionrounds.com/company/bon-vivant) - [Better Dairy](https://millionrounds.com/company/better-dairy) - [Oobli](https://millionrounds.com/company/oobli) - [A-Alpha Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/a-alpha-bio) - [Nutropy](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutropy) - [Eden Brew](https://millionrounds.com/company/eden-brew) - [Biosyntia](https://millionrounds.com/company/biosyntia) - [Cauldron Ferm](https://millionrounds.com/company/cauldron-ferm) - [Tierra Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/tierra-biosciences) - [Caravel Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/caravel-bio) - [Those Vegan Cowboys](https://millionrounds.com/company/those-vegan-cowboys) - [Amyris](https://millionrounds.com/company/amyris) - [Lyric Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/lyric-bio) - [Octarine Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/octarine-bio) - [Eclipse Ingredients](https://millionrounds.com/company/eclipse-ingredients) +9 more ## Therapeutics 12 - [Strand Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/strand-therapeutics) - [LifeMine Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifemine-therapeutics) - [Senti Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/senti-biosciences) - [Empress Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/empress-therapeutics) - [Elegen](https://millionrounds.com/company/elegen) - [NanoSyrinx](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanosyrinx) - [RoosterBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/roosterbio) - [KBI Biopharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/kbi-biopharma) - [Aurealis Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/aurealis-therapeutics) - [CB Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cb-therapeutics) - [Phenotypeca](https://millionrounds.com/company/phenotypeca) - [*PB* Pando Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/pando-bioscience) ## Materials and chemicals 9 - [Bluepha](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluepha) - [MicroByre](https://millionrounds.com/company/microbyre) - [iMicrobes](https://millionrounds.com/company/imicrobes) - [Cascade Biocatalysts](https://millionrounds.com/company/cascade-biocatalysts) - [EnginZyme](https://millionrounds.com/company/enginzyme) - [HotHouse Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/hothouse-therapeutics) - [Deep Blue Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/deep-blue-biotech) - [Pathfinder Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathfinder-bio) - [17Cicada](https://millionrounds.com/company/17cicada) ## Agriculture 7 - [Cellibre](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellibre) - [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) - [Biomedican](https://millionrounds.com/company/biomedican) - [Chi Botanic](https://millionrounds.com/company/chi-botanic) ## 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 39 startups · $436M raised - [**Univercells**](https://millionrounds.com/company/univercells) Univercells is a One-stop-shop for high-density low-cost biomanufacturing "end-to-end" solutions Belgium $77M - [**Tsingke Biotech**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tsingke-biotech) Tsingke Biotech, officially known as Beijing Tsingke Biotech Co., Ltd., is a leading biotechnology company based in Beijing, China. China $58M - [**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 - [**Xcellerex**](https://millionrounds.com/company/xcellerex) Xcellerex is a supplier of manufacturing technologies, developing and producing biomanufacturing systems and production-scale bioreactors. United States $31M - [**Cellino**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellino) Cellino is building a scalable, automated biomanufacturing system for potentially curative personalized cell therapies. United States $25M - [*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 - [**Logomix**](https://millionrounds.com/company/logomix) Logomix is a Japanese synthetic biology and genome engineering company founded in 2019 and based in Tokyo. Japan $19M - [**EvodiaBio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/evodiabio) EvodiaBio is a Danish bio-industrial startup founded in 2021 and based in Copenhagen. Denmark $14M ### Food and ingredients 33 startups · $945M raised - [**Absci**](https://millionrounds.com/company/absci) Absci is the drug & target discovery company harnessing deep learning AI & synthetic biology to expand the therapeutic potential o United States $150M - [**Solazyme**](https://millionrounds.com/company/solazyme) Solazyme is a synthetic biology company converting algal biomass into biofuels for the transportation, cosmetic and food industries. United States $146M - [**21st.BIO**](https://millionrounds.com/company/21st-bio) 21st.BIO is a biotechnology company based in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded in 2020. Denmark $97M - [**GRO Biosciences**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gro-biosciences) GRO Biosciences, also known as GRObio, is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2016. United States $87M - [**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 - [**The EVERY Company**](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-every-company) The EVERY Company is a biotechnology and food technology firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area. United States $55M - [**Think Bioscience**](https://millionrounds.com/company/think-bioscience) Think Bioscience is a synthetic biology company located in Boulder, Colorado. United States $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 ### Therapeutics 12 startups · $829M raised - [**Strand Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/strand-therapeutics) Strand Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company applying synthetic biology to RNA therapeutics to develop single dose mRNA treatments. United States $267M - [**LifeMine Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifemine-therapeutics) LifeMine Therapeutics combines genomics with AI and synthetic biology to discover and develop a pipeline of novel medicines. United States $230M - [**Senti Biosciences**](https://millionrounds.com/company/senti-biosciences) Senti Biosciences is a biotechnology company that focuses on synthetic biology and gene circuit engineering for therapeutic applications. United States $169M - [**Empress Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/empress-therapeutics) Empress Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on small-molecule drug discovery. United States $50M - [**Elegen**](https://millionrounds.com/company/elegen) Elegen is a biotechnology company founded in 2017 and located in San Carlos/Menlo Park, California. United States $35M - [**NanoSyrinx**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanosyrinx) NanoSyrinx is a UK-based synthetic biology company focused on developing a novel drug delivery platform called Nanosyringes. United Kingdom $26M - [**RoosterBio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/roosterbio) RoosterBio is a biotechnology company, offers synthetic biology and regenerative medicine. United States $22M - [**KBI Biopharma**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kbi-biopharma) KBI Biopharma is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that specializes in drug development and biom United States $9.6M ### Materials and chemicals 9 startups · $103M raised - [**Bluepha**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluepha) Bluepha is a leading synthetic biology company in China, founded in 2016 by Dr. China $59M - [**MicroByre**](https://millionrounds.com/company/microbyre) MicroByre was a biotechnology startup founded in 2017, focused on domesticating naturally occurring bacteria for industrial biomanufacturing. United States $15M - [**iMicrobes**](https://millionrounds.com/company/imicrobes) iMicrobes, officially known as Industrial Microbes, Inc., is a synthetic biology company based in Alameda, California. United States $10M - [**Cascade Biocatalysts**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cascade-biocatalysts) Cascade Biocatalysts creates productive enzymes for economical biomanufacturing of sustainable chemicals. United States $8.6M - [**EnginZyme**](https://millionrounds.com/company/enginzyme) EnginZyme is a biotechnology company based in Solna, Stockholm, founded in 2014. Sweden $7.6M - [**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 - [**Pathfinder Bio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathfinder-bio) Pathfinder Bio designs and develops optimum enzyme based biomanufacturing processes for sustainable chemical manufacturing. United Kingdom $302K ### Agriculture 7 startups · $23M raised - [**Cellibre**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellibre) Cellibre, Inc. United States $6.7M - [**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 - [**Biomedican**](https://millionrounds.com/company/biomedican) Biomedican is a biotechnology company that conducts research into synthetic biology and cellular agriculture. United States $220K - [**Chi Botanic**](https://millionrounds.com/company/chi-botanic) Chi Botanic is a cellular agriculture company that provides a synthetic biology pipeline to leverage the power of the plant cell. United States $175K ### 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. 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. 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