Real, verified funding sources for synthetic biology founders in California: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
No funds headquartered in California matched "Synthetic Biology" by name — the funds below are shown nationwide instead.
Pear VC Accelerator
Contrary Capital
Techstars Los Angeles
LAUNCH Accelerator
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📍 Irvine, CA
📍 Pasadena, CA
📍 San Diego, CA
📍 San Jose, CA
📍 San Diego, CA
Synthetic Biology falls under the broader "Healthcare & Biotech" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including California) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.
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We don't have any funds headquartered in California whose name references synthetic biology. Below are synthetic biology-related funds from across the country instead — many invest outside their home state.
8 accelerator programs open to California-based synthetic biology founders are in our database, including programs based in California and globally-available programs.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in California are in our database, ranked by member count with synthetic biology-relevant groups surfaced first where our sector data supports it.
111 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Healthcare & Biotech category, which is where synthetic biology falls in our grant classification. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including California), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.