Twist Bioscience
IPOWe lead innovation in DNA synthesis
Public · South San Francisco, United States · Founded 2013 · $193.1M raised
- Headquarters
- South San Francisco, California
- Employees
- 1001–5000
- Founded
- 2013
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- twistbioscience.com
- Total Funding
- $193.1M
- Last Round
- $27.0M Extension RoundJun 2017
- Rounds
- 6
- Type
- Public
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About
Twist Bioscience developed a proprietary semiconductor-based DNA synthesis platform that miniaturizes chemistry using silicon chips with 10,000 nanowells. The company manufactures synthetic genes, oligo pools, NGS target enrichment kits, variant libraries, and antibody discovery tools. Its products serve researchers across therapeutics, diagnostics, agriculture, data storage, and industrial biotechnology worldwide.
Summary
Twist Bioscience is a Biotech company based in South San Francisco, United States, founded in 2013. It has raised $193.1M in total across 6 rounds, most recently a $27.0M Extension Round in Jun 2017. Investors include ARCH Venture Partners, Illumina Ventures and Biomatics Capital Partners.
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Funding & Exit History
Oct 2018
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Funding: Seed through Extension Round. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
Investors

ARCH Venture Partners
4 rounds
Illumina Ventures
2 rounds
Biomatics Capital Partners
1 round
Reinet Fund
1 round
Nick and Joby Pritzker
1 round
Tao Invest
1 round
Asset Management Ventures
1 round
Kangmei Group
1 round
Bay City Capital
1 round
WuXi Healthcare Ventures
1 round

Paladin Capital Group
1 round
Acquisitions
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