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Life Sciences Series B Founded 2017

Ansa Biotechnologies

Ansa Biotechnologies is a provider of DNA synthesis technology using enzymatic methods. The company's technology is based on polymerase-nucleotide conjugates that can extend a DNA molecule by one building block at a time, offering a next-generation alternative to traditional chemical DNA synthesis. This enzymatic approach enables longer, more accurate DNA sequences with reduced environmental impact. Ansa's…

📍 Berkeley, United States · Genomics,

Funding snapshot

Last roundSeries B
Amount$54M
Date2 October 2025
Total raised$177M
Team size76

About

Ansa Biotechnologies is a provider of DNA synthesis technology using enzymatic methods. The company's technology is based on polymerase-nucleotide conjugates that can extend a DNA molecule by one building block at a time, offering a next-generation alternative to traditional chemical DNA synthesis. This enzymatic approach enables longer, more accurate DNA sequences with reduced environmental impact. Ansa's technology serves applications in synthetic biology, drug discovery, diagnostics, and genetic engineering. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, Ansa Biotechnologies has raised approximately $176.7 million at the Series B stage from investors including Northpond Ventures, RA Capital Management, Mubadala, Fifty Years, Horizons Ventures, Altitude Life Science Ventures, PEAK6, Carbon/Silicon, Codon Capital, Cerberus Capital Management, America's Seed Fund, and Humboldt Fund. The company employs 76 people.

Business model

Genomics > Enabling Technologies > Instrument Systems > Nucleic Acid Synthesis,

Life Sciences Platforms and Tools > Instruments > Genomics > Nucleic Acid Synthesis

Team background

College Wise > Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California (Berkeley)

Institutional investors

Fifty Years Northpond Ventures RA Capital Management Altitude Life Science Ventures PEAK6 Carbon/Silicon Mubadala Humboldt Fund Codon Capital Horizons Ventures America’s Seed Fund Cerberus Capital Management Blue Water Life Science Advisors Fall Line Capital AIM13

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