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Ansa Biotechnologies

Next-generation DNA synthesis using enzymes

San Francisco

72 employees

Synthetic Biology

Series B · $130.3M

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About Ansa Biotechnologies

Ansa Biotechnologies is developing a new way to make DNA that will be faster, cleaner, and more accurate than existing methods. Currently, DNA is manufactured via a chemical method that has remained mostly unchanged for 35 years. Our enzyme-based approach promises to dramatically accelerate innovation in biological research and biotechnology, including therapeutics, diagnostics and biomanufacturing.

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Team Size72

LocationSan Francisco

IndustrySynthetic Biology

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$130.3M

Last stage

Series B

Investors

Cerberus Ventures

Northpond Ventures

RA Capital Management

Horizons Ventures

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Founders

Sebastian Palluk

PhD researcher at JBEI who partnered with Lin-Arlow to develop the first enzymatic de novo DNA synthesis method. As CTO, leads continued technology advancement and platform development. Co-inventor on 11 patent families.

Daniel Lin-Arlow

PhD from UC Berkeley (Jay Keasling lab). Co-invented the first practical enzymatic de novo DNA synthesis method at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's JBEI. Served as founding CEO from 2018 to 2024, then transitioned to CSO.

Jared Ellefson

Focused on directed evolution of novel polymerase enzymes; joined as the third co-founder after Lin-Arlow and Palluk's 2018 Nature Biotechnology publication.

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