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Barry Canton

Unicorn founder

Founder at Ginkgo Bioworks

United States

FoundedGinkgo Bioworks$17.5B · YC

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Founder at Ginkgo BioworksYC S14

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Ginkgo Bioworks's investors · 72

11.2 CapitalLas Vegas · $500K – $3M checks1955 CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $10M checks · since 2017ACME CapitalSan FranciscoAllen & Companysince 2016Allen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorSeattle · $100K – $600K checksAnchorage Capital PartnersSydneyAzure Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $250K – $10M checksB3 HoldingPragueBaillie GiffordEdinburghBand of AngelsSan Francisco · since 2014Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2014BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks · since 2014Bill Taisince 2014BlackRockNew YorkBlue Owl CapitalNew YorkBoost VCSan Mateo · $500K checks · since 2014BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checks · since 2014Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2014Cannage CapitalLas VegasCasdin CapitalNew YorkCool Climate CollectiveSacramento · $100K – $350K checksCota CapitalSan Francisco · since 2014DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)since 2012Designer FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksDST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · since 2015Empede CapitalTortolaFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2015Four CitiesNewtonFundamental VenturesLakewayGeneral AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checks · since 2017HC NCBR FUNDWarsaw · $750K – $16M checksHemisphere Ventures LLCMckinneyiGlobe PartnersSingapore · $600K – $6M checks · since 2015In-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2014Jude GomilaLynnwoodKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checksLead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checks · since 2014MassVenturesWaltham · $250K – $500K checks · since 2015Merus CapitalMenlo Park · $200K – $2.5M checks · since 2014National Institutes of Health (NIH)National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2011Novalis LifeSciencesPortsmouthOffline VenturesMill Valley · $250K – $5M checksOMX VenturesLincolnshireOS FundPark Ridge · $1M – $2M checks · since 2015ParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checksPetriBoston · $100K – $6M checksPfizer Venture Investments$5M – $20M checksPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksQueensBridge Venture Partnerssince 2014ReshapeNew York · $100K – $2M checksSam Altmansince 2015Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLCEdinburghScrum VenturesSan Francisco · since 2015Senator Investment GroupNew York · since 2016Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2014SoftBank Vision FundLondonSound VenturesSanta Monica · since 2014T. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2019TD BankMount LaurelTekmen Teknoloji Reklamcilik Yayincilik A.S.LondonThe Robotics HubPittsburgh · since 2014Trans-Pacific Technology FundTaipeiTSVCSilicon Valley · $1M checksVast VenturesFt. Lauderdale · $100K – $1M checks · since 2015Viking GlobalStamford · since 2015Viking Global InvestorsStamford · since 2015Vital Venture CapitalWashington · $1M – $3M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Ginkgo Bioworks

JKJason Kelly
Jason KellyFounder
RSReshma Shetty
ACAustin Che
Austin CheFounder
TKTom Knight
Tom KnightFounder
BC
Bartholomew CantonExecutive Officer

Frequently asked questions

Who is Barry Canton?
Founder at Ginkgo Bioworks
Where does Barry Canton work?
Barry Canton is Founder of Ginkgo Bioworks.
What companies did Barry Canton found?
Barry Canton founded Ginkgo Bioworks.

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