When was Helixis founded?

Helixis was founded in 2007 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Helixis located?

Helixis is headquartered in Carlsbad, United States.

Is Helixis a funded company?

Helixis is a funded company, having raised a total of $17.3M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Aug 29, 2007.

When was the latest funding round of Helixis?

Helixis' latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Oct 28, 2009, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Life Sciences Platforms and Tools. In United States, the Life Sciences Platforms and Tools sector has seen $803M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Helixis rank among its competitors?

Helixis ranks 10th amongst 53 active competitors, of which 14 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was FluoroFinder, which secured $2.54M in May, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Helixis?

Helixis' top competitors include Cepheid, Complete Genomics and Fluidigm. Among them, FluoroFinder secured the most recent funding round in May, 2025.

Helixis - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is Helixis an acquired company?

Helixis got acquired by Illumina on Jul 27, 2010.

Company Details

Helixis, a spin-out from Caltech was an early-stage diagnostics company focused on the development of molecular diagnostic products. It was developing nucleic-acid analysis instruments. In July 2010, Illumina acquired Helixis for $105M.

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Founded Year

2007

Location

Carlsbad, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$17.3M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Oct 28, 2009, $*****

Investors

Domain Associates & 3 more

Ranked

10^th among 53 active competitors

Similar Companies

Cepheid & 59 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Illumina (Jul 27, 2010)

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Helixis got acquired by Illumina on Jul 27, 2010 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Helixis has raised a total funding of $17.3M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 29, 2007. Helixis has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Helixis:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 28, 2009	8821416	Series A	4233907	9983539	6946979	6140911
Aug 29, 2007	1198162	Series A	2148304	5714160	5928393	Domain Associates & 2 more

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The founders of Helixis is Alex Dickinsonc.

Here are the details of Helixis' key team members:

Alex Dickinsonc: Co-Founder of Helixis and founder of 1 other company.

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Top competitors of Helixis include Cepheid, Complete Genomics and Fluidigm. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Helixis, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Cepheid 1996, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired	Developer of molecular diagnostic testing solutions	$19.1M	R H Capital Partners, CampVentures & 14 others	73/100
2nd	Complete Genomics 2006, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Developer of DNA sequencing platform for human genome sequencing and analysis	$125M	Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, Orbimed ... & 8 others	66/100
3rd	Fluidigm 1999, San Francisco (United States), Public	Developer of instruments for life sciences industries	$40.5M	Cross Creek, Versant Ventures & 16 others	55/100
4th	Nabsys 2004, Providence (United States), Acquired	Developer of tools to map whole genome sequencing	$145M	Hitachi High-Tech Corporation, Stata Venture Partners ... & 7 others	54/100
5th	Quantalife 2008, Pleasanton (United States), Acquired	Life science research and clinical diagnostics solutions provider, powering possibilities	$28.7M	Paladin Capital, Vital Venture Capital & 3 others	48/100
6th	Stratos Genomics 2007, Seattle (United States), Acquired	Nanopore-based single molecule sequencer	$62.9M	Stratos Group, Roche & 2 others	45/100
7th	Sage Science 2005, Beverly (United States), Seed	Laboratory and research-related technologies	$7.85M	NHGRI, Finney Capital & 2 others	40/100
8th	FluoroFinder 2008, Westminster (United States), Series A	Design and search tool to find the best flow cytometry products for the panel	$4.66M	CBSA, Innosphere & 1 others	40/100
9th	Helicos BioSciences 2002, Cambridge (United States), Deadpooled	DNA-sequencing instrument based on imaging individual DNA molecules.	$77M	Versant Ventures, Atlas Venture & 3 others	39/100
10th	Helixis 2007, Carlsbad (United States), Acquired	Nucleic-acid analysis instruments for research and clinical applications	$17.3M	Domain Associates, Okapi Venture Capital & 2 others	39/100