Synthetic Biology VC Funds (2026)

We don't have any funds whose name references synthetic biology yet — see the grants and full directory below instead.

Note: there's no verified per-fund industry classification in our data, so this list matches on fund name only. It will miss funds that invest in synthetic biology without saying so in their name.

Synthetic Biology Funding Snapshot (as of August 2026)

  • 1
    0 VC fundshave "Synthetic Biology" in their legal name (SEC Form D filings)
  • 2
    Not reportedcombined effective fund size across matched funds
  • 3
    121 open grantsin the Healthcare & Biotech category, refreshed nightly from Grants.gov

Matched VC Funds

No funds in our database currently have "Synthetic Biology" in their name. Browse the full VC directory instead.

Grants in the Healthcare & Biotech Category

Synthetic Biology falls under the broader "Healthcare & Biotech" category in federal grant data. Live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly, filtered to currently open programs.

DoW Multiple Sclerosis Investigator-Initiated Research Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA

Deadline: August 13, 2026

DoW Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Trial Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA

Deadline: August 13, 2026

DoW Epilepsy Leveraging Research Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA

Deadline: August 17, 2026
Deadline: August 17, 2026

Cognitive Neuroscience

U.S. National Science Foundation

Deadline: August 17, 2026
Deadline: August 21, 2026
Up to $5.1M

?Synthetic Biology VC Funding FAQ

How many VC funds are associated with synthetic biology?

We don't currently have any funds whose legal name references synthetic biology. Most VCs don't put their sector focus in their fund name, so browse the full VC directory and filter by stage and check size instead.

What's the combined size of synthetic biology-related VC funds you track?

We don't have reported fund-size data for the funds matched to synthetic biology. Fund size on this site comes directly from SEC Form D filings and isn't available for every fund.

Are there grants available for synthetic biology startups?

Yes — 121 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Healthcare & Biotech category, which is where synthetic biology falls in our grant classification. These are pulled live from Grants.gov and refresh nightly.

How is this list built?

Fund listings come from SEC Form D filings (EDGAR) and are matched to synthetic biology by searching for the term in each fund's legal name — we don't have a verified per-fund industry classification, so this list is directional, not exhaustive. Grant listings come from the Grants.gov API and are categorized using keyword matching against each opportunity's title and description.