DNA Electronics - About the company
DNA Electronics is a series C company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2003 by Christofer Toumazou. It operates as a Developer of semiconductor‑based DNA‑sequencing systems for use in healthcare. DNA Electronics has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 118 active competitors, including 33 funded and 16 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like OpGen, Earth Science tech and Epigeneres.
Company Details
Developer of semiconductor‑based DNA‑sequencing systems for use in healthcare. The company is developing the LiDia-SEQ system, a user-friendly, direct-from-specimen platform that performs genomic analysis on a microchip, to provide comprehensive, actionable information to clinicians.
- Website
- www.dnae.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@dnae.com
- Phone Number
- +44 **********
- Registered Address
- Ugli Campus Block C, 56 Wood Lane, London, W12 7SB
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2003
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Series C
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
2nd among 118 active competitors
Annual Revenue
£1M - £10M as on Dec 31, 2024
Employee Count
101 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with DNA Electronics
DNA Electronics is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dnae Group Holdings Limited CIN: 04821572 , United Kingdom, Active | Jul 03, 2003 | £1M - £10M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | 111 (As on Jan 31, 2021) |
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DNA Electronics's funding and investors
DNA Electronics has raised funding over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 28, 2014. DNA Electronics has 3 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of DNA Electronics:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 29, 2016 | 8162438 | Grant (prize money) | 8601964 | 2274955 | 9197210 | 3525801 |
Nov 02, 2015 | 7480664 | Conventional Debt | 2646955 | 2384282 | 4577064 | |
Apr 28, 2014 | 5382752 | Series C | 8464800 | 2793453 | 8347857 |
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DNA Electronics' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of DNA Electronics is Christofer Toumazou. Sam Reed is the CEO of DNA Electronics.
Here are the details of DNA Electronics' key team members:
- Christofer Toumazou: Founder & Executive Chairman of DNA Electronics and founder of 2 other companies, Toumaz and DnaNudge. They serve on the boards of 2 companies.
DNA Electronics' Board of Directors
DNA Electronics's board has 9 active members. Christofer Toumazou and Patrick Stephansen are part of team and Kok Thay Tan Sri Lim, Professor Anthony Edward George Cass, Yee Fun Wong, Alexei Charkham, Kong Han Tan, Samuel Reed and Stephen David Allen are independent board members.Here is the list of DNA Electronics' board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 23y 1m | |
Team | - | Current | 16y 0m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 17y 11m | |
kgux{up | Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 2m |
dchektk | Independent board member | - | Current | 3y 3m |
qhebcoe | Independent board member | - | Current | 2y 4m |
m{lc{hn | Independent board member | - | Current | 6y 8m |
gwrlfnh | Independent board member | - | Current | 4y 4m |
h{oqxzc | Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 8m |
bipem{n | Independent board member | - | Past | 7y 8m |
apoxsjr | Independent board member | - | Past | 9y 1m |
hvscxkn | Independent board member | - | Past | 3y 5m |
bnrmowr | Independent board member | - | Past | 2y 3m |
imvvdnn | Independent board member | - | Past | 3y 1m |
dkae{s{ | Independent board member | - | Past | 8y 6m |
akyvsfs | Independent board member | - | Past | 5y 9m |
khjcnfs | Independent board member | - | Past | 7y 3m |
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DNA Electronics' employee count trend
DNA Electronics has 101 employees as of Sep 26. Here is DNA Electronics's employee count trend over the years:
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DNA Electronics's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of DNA Electronics include OpGen, Earth Science tech and Epigeneres. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of DNA Electronics, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  OpGen 2002, Rockville (United States), Public | Developer of diagnostics and bioinformatics platforms for providers | $77.5M | 67/100 | |
2nd |  DNA Electronics 2003, London (United Kingdom), Series C | Developer of semiconductor‑based DNA‑sequencing systems for use in healthcare | - | 51/100 | |
3rd | Earth Science tech 2014, Doral (United States), Public | Developer of a medical device for detection of chlamydia | - | - | 52/100 |
4th |  Epigeneres 2008, Mumbai (India), Series B | Provider of genomics based diagnostic tests for cancer | $9.83M | 52/100 | |
5th | Avails Medical 2013, Menlo Park (United States), Series A | Rapid AST technology for faster, actionable results in bloodstream infections | $8.66M | 49/100 | |
6th | HandyLab 1999, Ann Arbor (United States), Acquired | Developer of molecular diagnostic assays and automation platforms | $44M | 48/100 | |
7th |  Crescendo Bioscience 2002, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | CLIA Laboratory focused on autoimmune and inflammatory diseases | $122M | 47/100 | |
8th | NOWDiagnostics 2013, Bentonville (United States), Series B | Innovative OTC and point-of-care diagnostic tests providing rapid results | $65.7M | 46/100 | |
9th | Verax Biomedical 1999, Marlborough (United States), Series D | Rapid bacterial detection tests for safer platelet transfusions and cell therapies | $72.3M | 44/100 | |
10th | Resistell 2017, Basel (Switzerland), Series B | Provider of antibiotic susceptibility testing | $13.4M | 42/100 |
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DNA Electronics's Investments and acquisitions
DNA Electronics has acquired nanoMR. DNA Electronics has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to DNA Electronics
Here is the latest report on DNA Electronics's sector:
News related to DNA Electronics
Media has covered DNA Electronics for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about company updates.
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DNAe Unveils Early Access Program for LiDia‑SEQ™, Invites Hospital Teams to Trial Flagship TestsPR Newswire•Dec 11, 2025•DNA Electronics
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DNAe to unveil latest data from NGS-based, automated diagnostic platform at AMP 2025PR Newswire•Nov 05, 2025•DNA Electronics
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New collaboration to develop next-gen diagnostic platform for early cancer detectionPharmaTimes•Oct 27, 2021•DNA Electronics, Gov
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FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation to DNAe’s Sequencing DiagnosticBusiness Wire•Apr 09, 2020•DNA Electronics
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DNAe: Breakthrough in Rapid Diagnostic for Antimicrobial ResistanceBusiness Wire•Nov 02, 2018•DNA Electronics
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Rapid Detection of Pathogen and Antibiotic Resistance with DNAe’s LiDia® Bloodstream Infection (BSI) TechnologyB3Cnewswire•Apr 24, 2018•DNA Electronics
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DNAe to Present New Data and Preview its Blood-to-Result Test for Bloodstream Infection at ECCMID 2018B3Cnewswire•Apr 13, 2018•DNA Electronics
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DNAe announces pipeline of genomic-based tests for everyday workflow of physicians and hospitalsNews Medical•Sep 14, 2017•DNA Electronics
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