Variant Bio
Exceptional traits among us.
Seattle, United States · Founded 2018 · $171.0M raised
- Headquarters
- Seattle, Washington
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2018
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- variantbio.com
- Total Funding
- $171.0M
- Last Round
- $50.0M Corporate RoundJan 2025
- Rounds
- 3
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About
Variant Bio is a Seattle-based biotechnology company that studies the genomes of populations with exceptional health-related traits to identify novel molecular drug targets. Its cross-disciplinary team spans genetics, drug discovery, molecular biology, anthropology, and ethics, and the company operates unique benefit-sharing programs that recognize the partner communities whose genetic data power its research. Variant Bio's insights from human genetic diversity aim to more than double the historical success rate of clinical trials by grounding early drug development in real disease biology.
Summary
Variant Bio is a Life Sciences company based in Seattle, United States, founded in 2018. It has raised $171.0M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $50.0M Corporate Round in Jan 2025. Investors include Novo Nordisk, Lux Capital and SoftBank.
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Funding History
Jan 2025
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Funding: Series A through Corporate Round. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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