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Synthetic biology market map: United States
49 synthetic biology startups based in the United States that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 5 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $1.6B; the biggest segment is biomanufacturing platforms.
49startups on the map
5segments
$1.6Braised between them
Therapeuticsmost funded segment
Funding by segment
- Biomanufacturing platforms$137M16
- Food and ingredients$570M14
- Therapeutics$790M9
- Agriculture$22M6
- Materials and chemicals$33M4
Where they are based
- United States49$1.6B
United StatesFounded
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3 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M7
- $1M to $10M20
- $10M to $50M13
- $50M to $250M8
- $250M to $1B1
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
45 of 49 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States49
Startups by country, 1 country in all.
Segment by segment
Biomanufacturing platforms
16 startups · $137M raised
XcellerexXcellerex is a supplier of manufacturing technologies, developing and producing biomanufacturing systems and production-scale bioreactors.United States$31M
CellinoCellino is building a scalable, automated biomanufacturing system for potentially curative personalized cell therapies.United States$25M
Genome CompilerGenome Compiler is a computer aided design and collaboration platforms for the synthetic biology industryUnited States$12M
Switchback SystemsSwitchback Systems is a synthetic biology startup based in Santa Cruz, California, founded in 2019.United States$11M
Katalyze AIKatalyze AI is a biotechnology software company based in San Francisco, with operations in Toronto.United States$11M
Precision FermentationPrecision Fermentation offers real-time fermentation monitoring solution for the craft beer industry.United States$10M
Pow.bioPow.Bio is a biotechnology company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2019.United States$9.5M
Izote BiosciencesIzote Biosciences is a biotechnology company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2022.United States$5.7M
Food and ingredients
14 startups · $570M raised
AbsciAbsci is the drug & target discovery company harnessing deep learning AI & synthetic biology to expand the therapeutic potential oUnited States$150M
SolazymeSolazyme is a synthetic biology company converting algal biomass into biofuels for the transportation, cosmetic and food industries.United States$146M
GRO BiosciencesGRO Biosciences, also known as GRObio, is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2016.United States$87M
The EVERY CompanyThe EVERY Company is a biotechnology and food technology firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area.United States$55M
Think BioscienceThink Bioscience is a synthetic biology company located in Boulder, Colorado.United States$55M
OobliOobli is a biotechnology company based in Davis, California, specializing in sweet protein technology.United States$18M
A-Alpha BioA-Alpha Bio uses synthetic biology and machine learning to measure, discover, predict, and engineer protein-protein interactions.United States$17M
Tierra BiosciencesTierra Biosciences is a synthetic biology company based in San Leandro, California, founded in 2015.United States$11M
Therapeutics
9 startups · $790M raised
Strand TherapeuticsStrand Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company applying synthetic biology to RNA therapeutics to develop single dose mRNA treatments.United States$267M
LifeMine TherapeuticsLifeMine Therapeutics combines genomics with AI and synthetic biology to discover and develop a pipeline of novel medicines.United States$230M
Senti BiosciencesSenti Biosciences is a biotechnology company that focuses on synthetic biology and gene circuit engineering for therapeutic applications.United States$169M
Empress TherapeuticsEmpress Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on small-molecule drug discovery.United States$50M
ElegenElegen is a biotechnology company founded in 2017 and located in San Carlos/Menlo Park, California.United States$35M
RoosterBioRoosterBio is a biotechnology company, offers synthetic biology and regenerative medicine.United States$22M
KBI BiopharmaKBI Biopharma is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that specializes in drug development and biomUnited States$9.6M
CB TherapeuticsCB Therapeutics is a biotechnology company based in Carlsbad, California, founded in 2015.United States$7.5M
Agriculture
6 startups · $22M raised
CellibreCellibre, Inc.United States$6.7M
Erg BioErg Bio is a biomanufacturing company based in Dublin, California, founded in 2023.United States$6.5M
GigaCropGigaCrop is a biotechnology research company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2020 by Chris Eiben, PhD.United States$4.5M
ZymeCOZymeCO is a biotechnology company founded in 2021 that specializes in developing bio-solutions through enzyme technology and preciUnited States$4.0M
BiomedicanBiomedican is a biotechnology company that conducts research into synthetic biology and cellular agriculture.United States$220K
Chi BotanicChi Botanic is a cellular agriculture company that provides a synthetic biology pipeline to leverage the power of the plant cell.United States$175K
Materials and chemicals
4 startups · $33M raised
MicroByreMicroByre was a biotechnology startup founded in 2017, focused on domesticating naturally occurring bacteria for industrial biomanufacturing.United States$15M
iMicrobesiMicrobes, officially known as Industrial Microbes, Inc., is a synthetic biology company based in Alameda, California.United States$10M
Cascade BiocatalystsCascade Biocatalysts creates productive enzymes for economical biomanufacturing of sustainable chemicals.United States$8.6M
17Cicada17Cicada Ltd is a UK-based biotechnology startup founded in 2021, focusing on synthetic biology to create low-carbon chemicals froUnited States$175K
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United States. 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. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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