Synonym is a financing and development platform for essential biomanufacturing infrastructure.
Location: United States
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2021
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Giant Vent... | giant.vc |
| 25.01.2023 | a16z | a16z.com/ |
| - | Thia Ventu... | thiaventur... |
| - | Clocktower... | clocktower... |
| 27.05.2024 | GS Futures | gsfutures.... |
Mentions in press and media 16
| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.02.2025 | Enduro Genetics Raises €12M to Transform the Efficiency of Biomanufacturing at Scale | Danish biotech company Enduro Genetics has secured €12 million in Series A funding for a new patented “synthetic addiction” technology with the potential to slash costs and emissions in biomanufacturing. The biomanufacturing industry — enco... |
| 02.08.2024 | Cultivating the Future: The Rise of Bioproducts and Cultivated Meat | In a world hungry for sustainable solutions, two industries are emerging as front-runners: cultivated meat and bioproducts. These sectors are not just trends; they are lifelines for a planet grappling with overpopulation and environmental d... |
| 01.08.2024 | Primient and Synonym Partner to Boost Bioproduct Innovation & Commercialization in the US | Primient, established in 2022 when Tate & Lyle sold a controlling stake in its Primary Products business to KPS Capital Partners (with the $350M sale completing just this May), has formed a strategic partnership with Synonym, a biomanuf... |
| 20.05.2024 | SynBioBeta 2024: From novel hosts to ‘tricking’ cells to be more productive… addressing the ‘scale-cost paradox’ in biomanufacturing | Since insulin produced by genetically engineered bacteria—rather than the pancreases of slaughtered animals—was first approved in 1982, the market for ‘biomanufactured’ products produced by microbial, animal, or plant cells has grown rapidl... |
| 27.02.2024 | Global Biomanufacturing Capacity Must Grow 20X to Reach Industry Growth of $200 Billion by 2040, Says New Report | A recent report, co-authored by the New York-based biotech firm Synonym and Boston Consulting Group, has outlined a roadmap for the biomanufacturing industry, predicting a potential explosion to a $200 billion market in specialty sectors ov... |
| 01.12.2023 | Synonym Secures Funding to Advance Research into Gas Fermentation for Food Production | New York-based biomanufacturing company Synonym has secured funding from Open Philanthropy to further its research into gas fermentation technology for sustainable food production. Recognized for its efforts in developing infrastructure for... |
| 30.11.2023 | Liberation Labs bags $25m USDA-backed loan to fund US biomanufacturing hub: ‘What matters is whether the capacity is fit for purpose’ | Liberation Labs — a startup aiming to address capacity bottlenecks in biomanufacturing — has secured a $25 million government-backed loan to support its first commercial-scale precision fermentation facility in the US. The purpose-built sit... |
| 07.11.2023 | Scale can transform the unit economics of precision fermentation, but it’s ‘not the most powerful lever,’ says Synonym | Larger fermentation vessels and the resulting economies of scale will drive down the cost of precision fermentation. But technical advances that improve titer, productivity, and yield will be “more powerful levers” to unlocking the potentia... |
| 29.06.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Everytable lands $25m, eFishery reels in $20m, Joyful Ventures’ alt-protein fund | This week, prepared meals service Everytable raised new funding along with cultivated fish startup Bluu Seafood and aquatech company eFishery. Outside of funding, Nextbite is facing a lawsuit over its May layoffs and Joyful Ventures launche... |
| 15.02.2023 | BREAKING REPORT: Gap in fermentation capacity is holding back the bioeconomy | The lack of fermentation facilities to meet demand is creating a significant backlog of innovations, according to a new report released today by Synonym Bio. The first-of-its-kind report—The State of Global Fermentation Capacity—documents a... |
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