bit.bio
Synthetic biology for human health
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Founded 2016 · $224.5M raised
- Headquarters
- Cambridge
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2016
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- bit.bio
- Total Funding
- $224.5M
- Last Round
- $50.0M Series CJan 2026
- Rounds
- 4
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About
bit.bio manufactures induced-pluripotent-stem-cell-derived human cells for drug discovery, disease modeling, and cell-therapy research. Founded in 2016 as a University of Cambridge spinout, the company is headquartered in Cambridge, UK. Its core technology, opti-ox, is a precision gene-targeting method for reprogramming stem cells into specific human cell types with high purity and batch consistency; branded product lines include ioCells (research-grade neurons, immune cells, and hepatocytes), the ioScreen CRISPR screening service, and the txCells cell-therapy pipeline. bit.bio has raised approximately $225 million from investors including ARCH Venture Partners, Charles River Laboratories, Foresite Capital, National Resilience, and Tencent, and employs between 51 and 200 people.
Summary
bit.bio is a Biotech company based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, founded in 2016. It has raised $224.5M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $50.0M Series C round in Jan 2026.
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Funding History
Jan 2026
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Funding: Series A through Series C. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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