# Synthetic Biology Market Map United States 2026: 49 Startups in 5 Segments > 49 synthetic biology startups in the United States, mapped in 5 segments: biomanufacturing platforms, food and ingredients and therapeutics and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/synthetic-biology-united-states-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Biomanufacturing platforms 16 - [Xcellerex](https://millionrounds.com/company/xcellerex) - [Cellino](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellino) - [Genome Compiler](https://millionrounds.com/company/genome-compiler) - [Switchback Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/switchback-systems) - [Katalyze AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/katalyze-ai) - [Precision Fermentation](https://millionrounds.com/company/precision-fermentation) - [Pow.bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/pow-bio) - [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) - [Axio BioPharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/axio-biopharma) - [Zymtronix](https://millionrounds.com/company/zymtronix) - [Anthology](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthology) - [Xylogenics](https://millionrounds.com/company/xylogenics) - [Botany AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/botany-ai) ## Food and ingredients 14 - [Absci](https://millionrounds.com/company/absci) - [Solazyme](https://millionrounds.com/company/solazyme) - [GRO Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/gro-biosciences) - [The EVERY Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-every-company) - [Think Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/think-bioscience) - [Oobli](https://millionrounds.com/company/oobli) - [A-Alpha Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/a-alpha-bio) - [Tierra Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/tierra-biosciences) - [Caravel Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/caravel-bio) - [Amyris](https://millionrounds.com/company/amyris) - [Lyric Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/lyric-bio) - [Yali Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/yali-bio) - [New Culture](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-culture) - [Ranomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ranomics) ## Therapeutics 9 - [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) - [RoosterBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/roosterbio) - [KBI Biopharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/kbi-biopharma) - [CB Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cb-therapeutics) - [*PB* Pando Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/pando-bioscience) ## Agriculture 6 - [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) - [Biomedican](https://millionrounds.com/company/biomedican) - [Chi Botanic](https://millionrounds.com/company/chi-botanic) ## Materials and chemicals 4 - [MicroByre](https://millionrounds.com/company/microbyre) - [iMicrobes](https://millionrounds.com/company/imicrobes) - [Cascade Biocatalysts](https://millionrounds.com/company/cascade-biocatalysts) - [17Cicada](https://millionrounds.com/company/17cicada) ## Segment by segment ### Biomanufacturing platforms 16 startups · $137M raised - [**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 - [**Genome Compiler**](https://millionrounds.com/company/genome-compiler) Genome Compiler is a computer aided design and collaboration platforms for the synthetic biology industry United States $12M - [**Switchback Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/switchback-systems) Switchback Systems is a synthetic biology startup based in Santa Cruz, California, founded in 2019. United States $11M - [**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 - [**Pow.bio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pow-bio) Pow.Bio is a biotechnology company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2019. United States $9.5M - [**Izote Biosciences**](https://millionrounds.com/company/izote-biosciences) Izote Biosciences is a biotechnology company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2022. United States $5.7M ### Food and ingredients 14 startups · $570M 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 - [**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 - [**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 - [**Oobli**](https://millionrounds.com/company/oobli) Oobli is a biotechnology company based in Davis, California, specializing in sweet protein technology. United States $18M - [**A-Alpha Bio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/a-alpha-bio) A-Alpha Bio uses synthetic biology and machine learning to measure, discover, predict, and engineer protein-protein interactions. United States $17M - [**Tierra Biosciences**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tierra-biosciences) Tierra Biosciences is a synthetic biology company based in San Leandro, California, founded in 2015. United States $11M ### Therapeutics 9 startups · $790M 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 - [**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 - [**CB Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cb-therapeutics) CB Therapeutics is a biotechnology company based in Carlsbad, California, founded in 2015. United States $7.5M ### Agriculture 6 startups · $22M 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 - [**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 ### Materials and chemicals 4 startups · $33M raised - [**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 - [**17Cicada**](https://millionrounds.com/company/17cicada) 17Cicada Ltd is a UK-based biotechnology startup founded in 2021, focusing on synthetic biology to create low-carbon chemicals fro United 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. 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