Iridia - About the company
Iridia is a series B company based in Carlsbad (United States), founded in 2016 by James Linton. It operates as a DNA-based data storage solution provider. Iridia has raised $36M in funding from LifeSci Venture Partners and Prime Movers Lab. The company has 10 active competitors, including 8 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Catalog Technologies, Biomemory and Atlas Data.
Company Details
- Website
- iridia.com
- Email ID
- *****@iridia.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2016
Location
Carlsbad, United States
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$36M in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
6th among 10 active competitors
Employee Count
3 as on May 31, 2026
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Iridia's funding and investors
Iridia has raised a total funding of $36M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 06, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Apr 15, 2022 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Iridia has 14 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Iridia:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Apr 15, 2022 | 2613361 | Grant (prize money) | 4438407 | 7841370 | 2487784 | 7592045 |
Dec 14, 2021 | 3068971 | Series B | 7180165 | 5245532 | 6187923 | 9536516 |
Mar 08, 2021 | 9799542 | Series B | 9845447 | 1526069 |
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Iridia's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Iridia is James Linton. James Linton is the CEO of Iridia.
Here are the details of Iridia's key team members:
- James Linton: Co-Founder & CEO of Iridia. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Iridia's employee count trend
Iridia has 3 employees as of May 26. Here is Iridia's employee count trend over the years:
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Iridia's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Iridia include Catalog Technologies, Biomemory and Atlas Data. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Iridia, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Catalog Technologies 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Developer of digital information storage system | $54.2M | 59/100 | |
2nd | Online platform offering bio-digital data storage solutions | $23.2M | 56/100 | ||
3rd |  Atlas Data 2025, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Provider of cloud-based data storage solutions utilizing DNA as a highly durable, low-cost, and permanent data storage medium | $155M | 52/100 | |
4th |  PetaGene 2015, Cambridge (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of cloud-based software for genetic data storage, transfer and remote access | $3.2M | 44/100 | |
5th | Genomes 2013, London (United Kingdom), Series A | Offers blockchain enabled security for sequenced genomes | $331K | 41/100 | |
6th | Iridia 2016, Carlsbad (United States), Series B | DNA-based data storage solution provider | $36M | 40/100 | |
7th |  Moss 2021, United States, Public | Provider of DNA test kits for genetic analysis and nutrition management | - | - | 39/100 |
8th | Helixworks 2016, Cork (Ireland), Seed | Developer of DNA-based data storage solutions | - | 33/100 | |
9th | Developer of a technology for data storage in DNA molecules. | $5.51M | 31/100 | ||
10th |  BixBio 2020, Cape Town (South Africa), Seed | Provider of diverse genetic data for developing precision medicine | - | 22/100 |
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Iridia's Investments and acquisitions
Iridia has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Iridia
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Iridia launches moon-based molecular data & digital asset archive.GlobeNewswire•Jan 15, 2025•Iridia, Arweave, SingularityNET, Fetch.ai
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Iridia Announces Appointment of Buck Watia as Vice President, Corporate Development
GlobeNewswire•Oct 26, 2023•Iridia
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Iridia Raises $24M Led by LifeSci Venture PartnersSan Diego Business Journal•Apr 02, 2021•Iridia, LifeSci Venture Partners, Western Digital, JSR Corporation and 1 other
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Iridia Raises $24 Million in Series B Funding
GlobeNewswire•Mar 16, 2021•Iridia, LifeSci Venture Partners
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