# Synthetic Biology Startups That Raised in 2026: Market Map of 18 Companies > The 18 synthetic biology startups that raised money in 2026, mapped in 3 segments and ranked by this year's rounds: $380M between them. Updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/synthetic-biology-raised-2026-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Food and ingredients 10 - [Absci](https://millionrounds.com/company/absci) - [Think Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/think-bioscience) - [Bon Vivant](https://millionrounds.com/company/bon-vivant) - [Cauldron Ferm](https://millionrounds.com/company/cauldron-ferm) - [Vivici](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivici) - [Nutropy](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutropy) - [Octarine Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/octarine-bio) - [AuX Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/aux-labs) - [BioLinker](https://millionrounds.com/company/biolinker) - [Caravel Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/caravel-bio) ## Biomanufacturing platforms 5 - [Katalyze AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/katalyze-ai) - [Precision Fermentation](https://millionrounds.com/company/precision-fermentation) - [Axio BioPharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/axio-biopharma) - [eXoZymes](https://millionrounds.com/company/exozymes) - [ENZIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/company/enzidia) ## Therapeutics 3 - [Strand Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/strand-therapeutics) - [Senti Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/senti-biosciences) - [NanoSyrinx](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanosyrinx) ## Segment by segment ### Food and ingredients 10 startups · $230M 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 $100M - [**Think Bioscience**](https://millionrounds.com/company/think-bioscience) Think Bioscience is a synthetic biology company located in Boulder, Colorado. United States $55M - [**Bon Vivant**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bon-vivant) A French biotechnology company that uses precision fermentation to produce real dairy products, accessible to everyone. France $29M - [**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 - [**Vivici**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivici) Vivici is a B2B ingredient firm that provides animal-free dairy proteins manufactured with precision fermentations. Netherlands $12M - [**Nutropy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutropy) Nutropy is a French B2B foodtech startup founded in 2021, based in Évry-Courcouronnes, France. France $8.1M - [**Octarine Bio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/octarine-bio) Octarine Bio is a Danish biotechnology company founded in 2018 and based in Copenhagen. Denmark $5.9M - [**AuX Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aux-labs) AuX 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 - [**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 - [**Precision Fermentation**](https://millionrounds.com/company/precision-fermentation) Precision Fermentation offers real-time fermentation monitoring solution for the craft beer industry. United States $10M - [**Axio BioPharma**](https://millionrounds.com/company/axio-biopharma) Axio BioPharma is a biotechnology and biomanufacturing company that provides biologics development for biopharmaceutical production. United States $2.4M - [**eXoZymes**](https://millionrounds.com/company/exozymes) eXoZymes develops enzyme-based biomanufacturing solutions that use AI-enhanced, cell-free enzyme systems. United States $2.0M - [**ENZIDIA**](https://millionrounds.com/company/enzidia) ENZIDIA is unleashing the biomanufacturing revolution with an enzyme acceleration revolution Denmark $241K ### Therapeutics 3 startups · $125M 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 $108M - [**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 $10M - [**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 $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. ## 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)[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)[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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