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Ginkgo Bioworks

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Automated cell programming and biological engineering platform.

Boston, United StatesFounded 2008Biotech & Life Sciences
Valuation $566M Market cap · Aug/2026
Revenue $106M Latest reported FY

At a glance

Founded
2008
Headquarters
Boston, United States
Listing
Public via SPAC 2021
Sector
Biotech & Life Sciences
Power Law
Unicorn$1–10B valuation tierThoroughbred$100M+ revenue

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News, research, reports and resources connected to this company by Dealroom
News Terra Genomics raises $3.3M seed to engineer microbes for farm biologicals Sep 1, 2026 News Transfyr launches with $25M seed to close science's physical-to-digital gap Aug 27, 2026 Market map US Advanced Materials Startups Jun 25, 2026 News Ayana Bio and Brevel net $1.25M BIRD grant to test illuminated fermentation for plant cell culture Jun 4, 2026 Market map Molecular farming

Investors

25 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Seed4 investors entered at this stage

Series A7 investors entered at this stage

Series B and later14 investors entered at this stage

Talent

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Employees mapped 520 incl. 22 AI specialists
Founders Hidden — book a demo/100 quality score
Key operators 13 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
Potential founders Hidden — book a demo likely future founders
Startup mafia 5 alumni-founded startups
Talent movements Hidden — book a demo in · Hidden — book a demo out past 12 months

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Alumni founders

5 startups

Former Ginkgo Bioworks employees who went on to found companies, sorted by Dealroom signal score.

Ayana BioEst. 2021
Effendi LeonardUnited States
Signal score78
Joyn BioEst. 2018
Brynne StantonUnited States
Signal score77
Ayble HealthEst. 2020
SJSam JactelUnited States
Signal score74
Octant BioEst. 2017
Sri KosuriUnited States
Signal score68
Cypher AIEst. 2025
YYYaoyu YangUnited States
Signal score46
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
🇺🇸 United States · Boston HQ
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Web traffic by country
5.7K monthly visits
across markets
🇺🇸 United States80.7%
🇯🇵 Japan10.5%
🇮🇳 India5.3%
🇩🇪 Germany3.5%
🇮🇹 Italy1.8%
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Patents

Estimated portfolio value
$349M

252 active patent families included in this estimate.

A patent family groups patent filings for the same invention. Source: Dealroom · PatSnap.

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Investments and acquisitions

Disclosed deals where Ginkgo Bioworks was the backer or acquirer, 2017–2024. Toggle between venture rounds, M&A, or both. The map below is grouped by the target company's sector — the colored pill on each chip is the round type.

Portfolio analysis

19 deals across Ginkgo Bioworks's capital deployment.

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        Where Ginkgo Bioworks deploys vs peers

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        19 of 19 deals

        Market sentiment

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