Zymergen

The AI engine Fit Assessment

Beta

Ginkgo Bioworks is a biotechnology company that specializes in designing and engineering custom microbes for various applications, including pharmaceuticals. They focus on developing innovative biological products and optimizing processes for a range of industries, including therapeutics and vaccines.

Blurb

Zymergen is a biotechnology company that specializes in machine learning, big data, and artificial intelligence.

HQ Location

Emeryville (United States)

Founded

2013

Employees

501 - 1000

Total funding raised

$4.27B

Last Funding Event

Acquired by Ginkgo Bioworks, July 2022

Smart insights

  • Catherine Msc (Chief People Officer) worked at Lilium as Head of People Business Partnering for 1.5 years (2021 - 2022)
  • Val Miftakhov (Founder & CEO) worked at Google in various roles, including Head of R&D, Google for Work Incubation, for a total of 4 years (2012 - 2016)
  • 6m headcount growth: 25%
  • 1Y headcount growth: 94%
  • Headcount-to-last-round ratio: 5.3 employees/$M
Subspaces
  • Drug Repurposing

Zymergen is a biotechnology company that specializes in the fields of machine learning, big data, and artificial intelligence. The company partner with nature to create materials and products across industries from agriculture to electronics, consumer care to pharmaceuticals, and more.