# Form Bio: Research, Austin, United States

> Form Bio: Form Bio is a computational life sciences company based in Austin, Texas, focused on advancing genetic medicine, genome engineering, and drug...

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# Form Bio

Form Bio is a computational life sciences company based in Austin, Texas, focused on advancing genetic medicine, genome engineering, and drug discovery for cell and gene therapies.

Funding reported Last round: Series A

Research Austin, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2022 4 years old
- **Team:** 38 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** $30M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series A Sept 2022

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Form Bio has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Form Bio

Form Bio is a computational life sciences company based in Austin, Texas, focused on advancing genetic medicine, genome engineering, and drug discovery for cell and gene therapies.

Founded in 2022 as the first spinout from Colossal Biosciences, the company offers AI-powered software platforms that streamline scientific workflows. Their user-friendly tools allow scientists to design experiments, conduct AI-driven analyses, visualize results, and collaborate securely. The company's key offerings include FORM'sight AI for predictive modeling in drug development, a cloud-based bioinformatics platform for data management and analysis, and in silico assays for evaluating therapeutic vector designs. Form Bio specializes in optimizing adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors and enhancing CRISPR accuracy, which supports researchers in reducing time, cost, and risk during preclinical development. They primarily serve professionals in cell and gene therapy, biomanufacturing, and academic research, helping organizations advance therapeutic designs from initial concepts to regulatory submission.

## What company datasets say Form Bio raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$30M** in dollars

Rounds **2**

Last round **Series A**

Last round size **$30M**

Last round date **Sept 2022**

Investors listed **5**

SEC Form D **$16M sold, 1 filing, last Sept 2022**

## Founders and team

From Form Bio's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 7 on the team.

- **Doug Daniels** CTO
- **Angela Anderson** Head of Marketing
- **Christina Capehart** VP, HR & People Operations
- **David Kiger** VP, Business Development
- **Andrew Busey** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i
- **Benjamin Lamm** Director, Promoter i
- **Kent Wakeford** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i

On the board, as filed i *John Spinale*

## On 4 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Breyer Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breyer-capital)
- [Jazz Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jazz-venture-partners)
- [Carnrite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carnrite-ventures-2)
- [Peter H. Diamandis (PHD Ventures)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-h-diamandis-phd-ventures)

Each firm lists Form Bio on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

health care bioprocess validation genome sequencing biotechnology research manufacturing genomic data analysis ai models enterprises gene therapy development information technology & services bioprocess modeling scale-up optimization data management enterprise software in silico assays hospital & health care

Built with from their website

Google Tag Manager Amazon CloudFront Atlassian Google Cloud Flow YouTube GitHub Google Workspace CloudFlare Viewport Meta

+8 more

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- **Sector:** Research
- **Industry code:** NAICS 541714, 513210, SIC 8731, 7372
- **Region:** Texas
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/form-bio)

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