# Tierra Biosciences

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/tierra-biosciences

- Industry: Biotechnology
- Headquarters: San Leandro, US
- Website: www.tierrabiosciences.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $14M
- Latest round: Series A (Mar 12, 2024)
- Investors on record: 9

## About

Founded in 2015 and based in California, US, Synvitrobio, Inc., dba Tierra Biosciences, operates as a biotechnology platform that develops cell-free manufacturing technology for drug and life sciences discoveries through automated data generation. In March 2024, Tierra Biosciences raised USD 11.4 million in Series A funding led by Material Impact Fund, including Social Capital, Creative Ventures, Freeflow Ventures, Hillspire, In-Q-Tel, and Prosus Ventures. As of 2024, the company is led by its CEO, Michael Nemzek.

The company focuses on protein synthesis with its Tierra Protein Platform, which is a solution designed to simplify and accelerate the production of custom proteins. Tierra addresses the challenge of scaling up protein synthesis by leveraging advances in DNA synthesis, sequencing, and de novo protein design. The firm’s platform utilizes machine learning and automation to deliver custom, purified proteins in µg- and mg-scale. The company’s service supports a range of applications, including antibody engineering, drug target synthesis, synthetic biology, and protein optimization.

The organization plans to use the March 2024 funding to support developing its artificial intelligence biotechnology platform.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Mar 12, 2024, $11M — Hillspire, In-Q-Tel, Social Capital, Material Impact Fund, Prosus Ventures, Creative Ventures, Freeflow Ventures
- Seed, Sep 11, 2018, $2.6M — Social Capital, KdT Ventures, Fifty Years

## Investors

- Social Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/social-capital) — Seed, Series A
- KdT Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kdt-ventures) — Seed
- Fifty Years (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/fifty-years) — Seed
- Hillspire — Series A
- In-Q-Tel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/in-q-tel) — Series A
- Material Impact Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/material-impact-fund) — Series A
- Prosus Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/prosus-ventures) — Series A
- Creative Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/creative-ventures) — Series A
- Freeflow Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/freeflow-ventures) — Series A