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Synthego

Redwood City, CA Biotechnology Acquired

Synthego is a genome engineering company that develops synthetic guide RNA, automated CRISPR platforms, and engineered cell production for research and therapeutic development. The company builds machine learning-driven tools and GMP manufacturing capabilities for CRISPR-based medicines and life sciences research.

Acquired

Synthego has been acquired

Acquired by Perceptive Advisors July 18, 2025 $85M

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2012

Employees

156–259

Total Funding

$651M

4 rounds

Latest Valuation

$1.2B

September 2021

Funding

Total raised $651M across 4 rounds

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Last updated 06-25-2026

Latest Round

Type

Series E

Date

September 2021

Amount

$200M

Valuation

Lead Investors

Perceptive AdvisorsRA Capital Management
DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
September 2021 Series E $200M Perceptive Advisors, RA Capital Management
January 2020 Series C $100M Founders Fund
August 2018 Series B $110M Founders Fund

Prominent Investors

Perceptive Advisors SoftBank Vision Fund 2 Declaration Partners Laurion Capital Management Logos Capital GigaFund Chimera Abu Dhabi Wellington Management RA Capital Management Moore Strategic Ventures Soft Bank Vision Fund 2 Giga Fund

Leadership

  • Craig Christianson

    Chief Executive Officer

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  • Paul Dabrowski

    Co-Founder, Board Director

  • Michael Dabrowski

    Co-Founder

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • Editas Medicine

    CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing platform for therapeutic development

  • CRISPR Therapeutics

    CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology for disease treatment

  • Beam Therapeutics

    Base editing and prime editing platforms for gene correction

  • Intellia Therapeutics

    CRISPR-based in vivo genome editing therapeutics

  • Sangamo Therapeutics

    Zinc finger protein and gene therapy platform

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