When was Biota founded?

Biota was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Biota located?

Biota is headquartered in San Diego, United States. It is registered at Charlotte, North Carolina.

How many employees does Biota have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Biota is 10.

Is Biota a funded company?

Biota is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Aug 21, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Biota?

Biota's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Oct 10, 2017, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Genomics. In United States, the Genomics sector has seen $1.84B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Biota rank among its competitors?

Biota ranks 2nd amongst 20 active competitors, only 1 of which is funded. Synvect, which secured $3M in Mar, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Biota?

Biota's top competitors include Concentric, Synvect and Integrated Lipid Biofuels. Among them, Synvect secured the most recent funding round in March, 2025.

Biota - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Biota is an environmental genomics company that uses DNA sequencing and data science to help oil companies maximize production from wells. The company's genomics-driven approach provides oil companies with data for identification of sweet spots for targeted stimulation, estimate well placement, measure production over time, and well connectivity to develop fields. The company performs shotgun sequencing using NGS of DNA from the subsurface to profile the microbial diversity and uses their proprietary analysis pipelines to provide actionable inputs to clients. Since the approach uses environmental DNA and requires no special equipment or procedure to collect samples, it is sustainable, economical, and convenient. The company is supported by Energy Innovation Capital, Xseed, and Illumina.

Website: biota.com
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Email ID: *****@biota.com
Registered Address: Charlotte, North Carolina

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2013

Location

San Diego, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Oct 10, 2017, $*****

Investors

Illumina Ventures & 6 more

Ranked

2^nd among 20 active competitors

Employee Count

10 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Concentric & 22 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Novozymes (Mar 11, 2021)

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Biota is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
BIOTAGE, LLC CIN: 43535072 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	122 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Biota got acquired by Novozymes on Mar 11, 2021.

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Biota has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 21, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Oct 10, 2017 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Biota has 7 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Biota:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 10, 2017	3161956	Series B	3280871	1374241	1968726	3442038
Aug 21, 2015	9590358	Grant (prize money)	6704451	9025891	5693596	National Science Foundation

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The founders of Biota are Joel Moxley, Ajay Kshatriya and Rob Knight.

Here are the details of Biota's key team members:

Joel Moxley: Co-Founder of Biota and founder of 2 other companies, Foro Energy and priorsmart.com.
Ajay Kshatriya: Co-Founder & CEO of Biota.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses
Rob Knight: Co-Founder & CSO of Biota.

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Biota's employee count trend

Biota has 10 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Biota's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Biota include Concentric, Synvect and Integrated Lipid Biofuels. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Biota, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Concentric 2020, United States, Unfunded	Provider of biosecurity infrastructure for pathogen detection and risk forecasting	-	-	42/100
2nd	Biota 2013, San Diego (United States), Acquired	Provider of environmental genomics applications for the petroleum industry	-	Illumina Ventures, Energy Innovation Capital ... & 5 others	37/100
3rd	Synvect 2022, San Diego (United States), Seed	Developer of CRISPR-based mosquito control solutions	$3M	Gates, NuFund & 3 others	34/100
4th	Integrated Lipid Biofuels 2018, Pullman (United States), Unfunded	Developer of biopolymer technologies to produce biofuel feed-stocks	-	-	30/100
5th	eDNAtec 2014, St. John's (Canada), Unfunded	Provider of technologies for environmental assessment and monitoring	-	-	28/100
6th	ID-GENE ecodiagnostics 2014, Geneva (Switzerland), Funding Raised	Provider of environmental DNA tests to governmental agencies and industries	-	EIC Fund, Foundation Eclosion & 1 others	27/100
7th	BaseTrace 2012, Durham (United States), Deadpooled	DNA-based tracing solution for environmental monitoring	$20K	NC IDEA, Cherokee Challenge & 1 others	27/100
8th	Jonah Ventures 2013, Boulder (United States), Unfunded	Provider of DNA analysis for environmental samples including animals, herbs and water	-	-	27/100
9th	Forecast Technology 2013, Banbury (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Developer of a genomic-based technology for environmental solutions	-	-	27/100
10th	Maxxam 1996, Mississauga (Canada), Acquired	Analytical services and solutions to the energy, environmental, food and DNA industries	-	Clearspring Capital Partners	26/100