Debut - About the company
Debut is a series B company based in San Diego (United States), founded in 2019 by Joshua Britton and Gregory Weiss. It operates as a Provider and manufacturer of enzymes for biotherapeutic creation and modification. Debut has raised $126M in funding from investors like BOLD, INX International Ink and KdT Ventures, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 92 active competitors, including 17 funded and 16 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Codexis, EnginZyme and Immobazyme.
Company Details
Provider and manufacturer of enzymes for biotherapeutic creation and modification. The company offers a range of enzymes that are used in the biotech industry for immobilization and other therapeutic applications. The company also provides continuous biomanufacturing cartridges, immobilized cells, immobilized enzymes for continuous biomanufacturing.
- Website
- www.debutbiotech.com/
- Email ID
- *****@debutbiotech.com
- Registered Address
- 86-90 PAUL STREET,LONDON,ENGLAND,EC2A 4NE
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2019
Location
San Diego, United States
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$126M in 8 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Mar 03, 2023
Ranked
4th among 92 active competitors
Employee Count
96 as on Sep 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Debut
Debut is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SNAAK LTD CIN: 7413775 , United Kingdom, Active | Oct 19, 2010 | £0 - £1M (As on Oct 25, 2022) | 1 (As on Oct 25, 2022) | |
Debut Biotechnology, Inc. CIN: 84-1804621 , United States, Active | May 09, 2019 | - | 18 (As on Dec 31, 2021) | - |
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Debut's funding and investors
Debut has raised a total funding of $126M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 06, 2020. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Aug 26, 2025 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Debut has 18 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Debut:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 26, 2025 | 4529151 | Series B | 4685986 | 6235352 | 4266779 | 2647559 |
Oct 19, 2023 | 4166137 | Series B | 3068481 | 2680695 | 1275927 | 9019751 |
Jun 12, 2023 | 2539245 | Series B | 5049122 | 7273165 | 8486714 |
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Debut's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Debut's key team members:
- Joshua Britton: Co-Founder & CEO of Debut. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Gregory Weiss: Co-Founder of Debut.
Debut's Board of Directors
Debut's board has 5 active members. Joshua Britton, Daniel Phillips, Cain A. McClary, CORINNA CHEN and GREGORY A. WEISS are independent board members.Here is the list of Debut's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent board member | - | Current | 6y 8m | |
wtguys{ | Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 6m |
ydp{h{b | Independent board member | - | Current | 1y 9m |
bjbsssw | Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 9m |
rflpycb | Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 9m |
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Debut's employee count trend
Debut has 96 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Debut's employee count trend over the years:
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Debut's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Debut include Codexis, EnginZyme and Immobazyme. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Debut, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Codexis 2002, Redwood City (United States), Public | Developer of high-performance enzymes for drug discovery | $111M | 68/100 | |
2nd | Developer of immobilized enzymes | $42.3M | 57/100 | ||
3rd | Immobazyme 2019, Stellenbosch (South Africa), Series A | Developer of enzyme immobilisation technology | $2.9M | 51/100 | |
4th | Debut 2019, San Diego (United States), Series B | Provider and manufacturer of enzymes for biotherapeutic creation and modification | $126M | 52/100 | |
5th | Develps enzymes for antibodies | - | 50/100 | ||
6th | Developer of enzyme engineering platform for biosolutions across diverse industries | $20M | 48/100 | ||
7th | Twelve Bio 2019, Copenhagen (Denmark), Acquired | Developer of CRISPER technology based diagnostics and therapeutics | $2.57M | 45/100 | |
8th | Nucleus Biologics 2016, San Diego (United States), Funding Raised | Cell culture solutions provider accelerating cell and gene therapy development | - | - | 43/100 |
9th | New England Biolabs 1970, Ipswich (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | Molecular biology reagents company | - | 43/100 | |
10th | Creative Enzymes 2011, New York City (United States), Unfunded | Enzymes, probiotics, and extracts for research, diagnostics, and industrial applications | - | - | 41/100 |
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Debut's Investments and acquisitions
Debut has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Debut
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