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Culture Biosciences

Culture Biosciences

Culture Biosciences provides automated systems for bioprocess development that help optimize biological products and processes.

Health and bio Manufacturing and industrialY Combinator

Latest funding

$80M Series B+ · October 14, 2021

Led by Northpond Ventures · Source: fundraisingfox.com

Latest round on record: Series B+, December 2025, amount undisclosed.

Total raised: $95M across 2 sourced rounds

All 4 rounds ↓

Website: culturebiosciences.com.

X: @culturebiosci · 877 followers.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Categories: Health and bio Manufacturing and industrial.

Sectors: Healthcare, Industrial Bio, Cellular Agriculture, Biotech.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: San Francisco, United States.

Founded: 2016.

Total raised: $95M in 2 sourced rounds.

Last round: Dec 16, 2025 · 331 days ago.

Team: 40 people on the team page.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 28, 2026.

Signals

X account@culturebiosci · created Jan 18, 2019 (7 years old) · 877 followers

Website registeredSep 26, 2018 (8 years old)

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Culture Biosciences | 525 days from website to first raise on record

@culturebiosci·Raised $95M in 2 sourced rounds·2 signals before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

December 16, 2025
Series B+ · amount undisclosed
CCultivian Sandbox Ventures (lead), NNorthpond Ventures (lead), SS32 (lead), SSynthesis Capital (lead)
Source: fundraisingfox.com
October 14, 2021
Series B+ · $80M
NNorthpond Ventures (lead), CCraft Ventures, CCultivian Sandbox Ventures, EE14 Fund, GGRIDS Capital, SS32, SSynthesis Capital, TTeam Builder Ventures, TThe Production Board (TPB), VVerily
Source: fundraisingfox.com
March 4, 2020
Series A · $15M
CCultivian Sandbox Ventures (lead), CCraft Ventures, DDCVC, EE14 Fund, SS32, SSandbox Industries, TThe Production Board (TPB), VVerily, YY Combinator
Source: bioprocessintl.com
January 18, 2019
X account created
September 26, 2018
Website created
Winter 2018
YY Combinator · batch
Source: ycombinator.com

Founders and team

MB
Matthew Ball Founder

LinkedIn
WP
Will Patrick Founder

LinkedIn
CW
Chris Williams CEO
DB
Darcy Birse Chief Commercial Officer

Investors

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