Generation Bio - About the company
Generation Bio is an acquired company based in Cambridge (United States), founded in 2016 by Mark Angelino and Robert M Kotin. It operates as a Developer of gene therapies for rare liver and eye diseases. Generation Bio has raised $236M in funding from Fidelity Investments and T. Rowe Price, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 801 active competitors, including 266 funded and 222 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like BridgeBio, Alnylam and Alexion.
Company Details
Developer of gene therapies for rare liver and eye diseases. The company provides non-viral gene therapies for phenylketonuria, hemophilia A, Wilson disease, Leber congenital amaurosis, Stargardt disease, and others. The Gene Wave technology is used for optimal titration and can also be re-dosed by using closed-ended DNA for gene therapy development. The ceDNA is packaged in a lipid nanoparticle that dissolves into the cytoplasm of a cell and heads to the nucleus to produce proteins.
- Website
- generationbio.com
- Email ID
- *****@generationbio.com, *****@generationbio.com
- Registered Address
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2016
Location
Cambridge, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$236M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$***** as on Dec 15, 2025
Investors
Ranked
15th among 801 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$10M - $50M as on Dec 31, 2024
Employee Count
59 as on Jan 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by XOMA Corporation (Dec 15, 2025)
Legal entities associated with Generation Bio
Generation Bio is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Generation Bio Co. CIN: 1733294 , United States, Active | Oct 20, 2016 | $10M - $50M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - | - |
GENERATION BIO CIN: 814301284 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 2015 | - | 116 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Generation Bio's acquisition details
Generation Bio got acquired by XOMA Corporation on Dec 15, 2025.
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Generation Bio's funding and investors
Generation Bio has raised a total funding of $236M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 04, 2018. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Jan 10, 2020 for $*****. 10 investors participated in its latest round. Generation Bio has 11 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Generation Bio:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jan 10, 2020 | 3530536 | Series C | 2352397 | 3562971 | 4451646 | 6641089 |
Feb 27, 2018 | 6560330 | Series B | 2619309 | 7321369 | 5777536 | |
Jan 04, 2018 | 6319834 | Series A | 3887124 | 5246393 | 5205413 |
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Generation Bio's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Generation Bio are Mark Angelino and Robert M Kotin. Geoff McDonough is the CEO of Generation Bio.
Here are the details of Generation Bio's key team members:
- Mark Angelino: Co-Founder & COO of Generation Bio. They serve on the board of 1 company.
- Robert M Kotin: Former Co-Founder of Generation Bio and founder of 1 other company.
- Geoff McDonough: CEO of Generation Bio.
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Generation Bio's employee count trend
Generation Bio has 59 employees as of Jan 26. Here is Generation Bio's employee count trend over the years:
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Generation Bio's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Generation Bio include BridgeBio, Alnylam and Alexion. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Generation Bio, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | BridgeBio 2015, Palo Alto (United States), Public | Developer of therapeutics for the treatment of genetic diseases | $434M | 81/100 | |
2nd | Alnylam 2002, Cambridge (United States), Public | Developer of RNA interference-based therapeutics for multiple disorders | $17M | 79/100 | |
3rd | Alexion 1992, Zurich (Switzerland), Acquired | Developer of therapies for patients with devastating and rare diseases | $133M | 74/100 | |
4th | PTC Therapeutics 1998, South Plainfield (United States), Public | Developer of small molecule drugs for the treatment of rare diseases | $248M | 77/100 | |
5th | Spark Therapeutics 2013, Philadelphia (United States), Acquired | Developer of gene therapy for rare diseases | $82.8M | 73/100 | |
6th | Blueprint Medicines 2008, Cambridge (United States), Acquired | Developer of selective kinase inhibitors for patients with genomically defined cancers | $115M | 72/100 | |
7th | Bluebird Bio 1992, Cambridge (United States), Acquired | Developer of gene therapies for severe genetic and rare diseases | $136M | 71/100 | |
8th | Forge Biologics 2020, Columbus (United States), Acquired | Developer of gene therapeutic solutions for treating multiple diseases | $330M | 70/100 | |
9th | Insitro 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Developer of machine learning platform for drug discovery and development | $643M | 70/100 | |
10th | Agios Pharmaceuticals 2008, Cambridge (United States), Public | Developer of therapeutics in the field of cancer metabolism and rare genetic disorders of metabolism | $120M | 70/100 | |
15th | Generation Bio 2016, Cambridge (United States), Acquired | Developer of gene therapies for rare liver and eye diseases | $236M | 69/100 |
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Generation Bio's Investments and acquisitions
Generation Bio has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Generation Bio
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News related to Generation Bio
Media has covered Generation Bio for a total of 7 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about people movement.
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XOMA Royalty Completes Acquisition of Generation BioGlobeNewswire•Feb 09, 2026•XOMA Corporation, Generation Bio
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Halper Sadeh LLC Encourages DHIL, GBIO, CTGO Shareholders to Contact the FirmPR Newswire•Jan 23, 2026•Contango ORE, Halper Sadeh, First Eagle Investments, XOMA Corporation and 2 others
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Stride (LRN) Investors Encouraged to Contact Hagens Berman Over Alleged Operational FailuresPR Newswire•Jan 13, 2026•Contango ORE, Monteverde, FirstSun Capital Bancorp, XOMA Corporation and 4 others
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SHAREHOLDER ALERT: M&A Firm Investigates Mergers of FFWM, BHF, MBCN, and FMNBPR Newswire•Jan 09, 2026•FirstSun Capital Bancorp, First Foundation, Contango ORE, Monteverde and 3 others
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Anthony G. Quinn Acquires 125,791 Shares of Generation Bio Co. (NASDAQ:GBIO) StockMarketBeat•Jan 15, 2025•Generation Bio
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