Raised in 2026 · Worldwide

Synthetic biology startups that raised in 2026

18 synthetic biology startups raised money in 2026 in rounds we track, $380M between them this year. Each sits in the segment that says what it does, ranked by what it raised this year.

18startups on the map
3segments
$380Mraised between them in 2026
Food and ingredientsmost funded segment

Food and ingredients

10

Biomanufacturing platforms

5

Therapeutics

3

Segment by segment

Food and ingredients

10 startups · $230M raised

  1. AbsciAbsci is the drug & target discovery company harnessing deep learning AI & synthetic biology to expand the therapeutic potential oUnited States$100M
  2. Think BioscienceThink Bioscience is a synthetic biology company located in Boulder, Colorado.United States$55M
  3. Bon VivantA French biotechnology company that uses precision fermentation to produce real dairy products, accessible to everyone.France$29M
  4. Cauldron FermCauldron Ferm is a biomanufacturing company based in Orange, New South Wales, specializing in continuous hyper-fermentation technology.Australia$13M
  5. ViviciVivici is a B2B ingredient firm that provides animal-free dairy proteins manufactured with precision fermentations.Netherlands$12M
  6. NutropyNutropy is a French B2B foodtech startup founded in 2021, based in Évry-Courcouronnes, France.France$8.1M
  7. Octarine BioOctarine Bio is a Danish biotechnology company founded in 2018 and based in Copenhagen.Denmark$5.9M
  8. AuX LabsAuX Labs is a food technology company that uses precision fermentation methods to manufacture real dairy proteins.Canada$4.0M

Biomanufacturing platforms

5 startups · $25M raised

  1. Katalyze AIKatalyze AI is a biotechnology software company based in San Francisco, with operations in Toronto.United States$11M
  2. Precision FermentationPrecision Fermentation offers real-time fermentation monitoring solution for the craft beer industry.United States$10M
  3. Axio BioPharmaAxio BioPharma is a biotechnology and biomanufacturing company that provides biologics development for biopharmaceutical production.United States$2.4M
  4. eXoZymeseXoZymes develops enzyme-based biomanufacturing solutions that use AI-enhanced, cell-free enzyme systems.United States$2.0M
  5. ENZIDIAENZIDIA is unleashing the biomanufacturing revolution with an enzyme acceleration revolutionDenmark$241K

Therapeutics

3 startups · $125M raised

  1. Strand TherapeuticsStrand Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company applying synthetic biology to RNA therapeutics to develop single dose mRNA treatments.United States$108M
  2. Senti BiosciencesSenti Biosciences is a biotechnology company that focuses on synthetic biology and gene circuit engineering for therapeutic applications.United States$10M
  3. NanoSyrinxNanoSyrinx is a UK-based synthetic biology company focused on developing a novel drug delivery platform called Nanosyringes.United Kingdom$6.8M

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and raised in 2026. 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 biggest raisers this year first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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