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Emeryville, US · Founded 2013 · Delaware corporation · 14 known investors
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Engineers microbes that make useful molecules for everyday materials (acquired by Ginkgo Bioworks).
Founders & leadership
Zymergen was founded in 2013 by Erik (Jed) Dean, Zachariah Serber, and Josh Hoffman.
Board
Investors · 14
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$580.2M disclosed across 3 of 5 rounds · 2015–2020
- Undisclosed amountfourth round of fundingSep 2020
Baillie Gifford (lead)
Source ↗
▶$406.5MraisedDec 2018 · 20 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Duane ValzExecutive Officer
- Judy GilbertExecutive Officer
- Steven ChuDirector
- Rohit SharmaDirector
- Enakshi SinghExecutive Officer
- Joshua HoffmanExecutive Officer, Director
- Aaron KimballExecutive Officer
- Zach SerberExecutive Officer
- Matt OckoDirector
- Paul JansenDirector
- Jed DeanExecutive Officer, Director
- Tom StephensonExecutive Officer
- Richard PietersExecutive Officer
- Deep NisharDirector
- Offering amount
- $450M
- Amount sold
- $406.5M
- Sales commissions
- $5M
- Placement agents
- J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
- First sale
- Nov 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2013
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$129.6MraisedOct 2016 · 13 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Matt OckoDirector
- Deep NisharDirector
- Paul JansenDirector
- Sandra MileyExecutive Officer
- Jed DeanExecutive Officer
- Aaron KimballExecutive Officer
- Enakshi SinghExecutive Officer
- Rohit SharmaDirector
- Steven ChuDirector
- Zachariah SerberExecutive Officer, Director
- Joshua HoffmanExecutive Officer, Director
- Duane ValzExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $130M
- Amount sold
- $129.6M
- First sale
- Oct 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2013
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$44.1MraisedJun 2015 · 29 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Enakshi SinghExecutive Officer
- Erik (Jed) DeanExecutive Officer
- Matt OckoDirector
- Joshua HoffmanExecutive Officer, Director
- Paul JansenDirector
- Aaron KimballExecutive Officer
- Zachariah SerberExecutive Officer, Director
- Rohit SharmaDirector
- Offering amount
- $44.7M
- Amount sold
- $44.1M
- First sale
- Jun 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2013
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Founder mafia
The Zymergen mafia →9 people who came through Zymergen went on to found or lead other companies.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Zymergen do?
- Engineers microbes that make useful molecules for everyday materials (acquired by Ginkgo Bioworks).
- Who founded Zymergen?
- Zymergen was founded by Erik (Jed) Dean, Zachariah Serber, Josh Hoffman in 2013.
- Who are Zymergen's investors?
- Zymergen's investors include AME Cloud Ventures, Cota Capital, DCVC (Data Collective), Hemisphere Ventures LLC, Kindred Ventures, Mission Biocapital, Obvious Ventures, Prelude Ventures and 6 more.
- How much funding has Zymergen raised?
- Zymergen has disclosed $580.2M raised across 3 of its 5 known rounds.
- Where is Zymergen headquartered?
- Zymergen is headquartered in Emeryville, US.