When was LabCentral founded?

LabCentral was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round 7 years after it was founded.

Where is LabCentral located?

LabCentral is headquartered in Cambridge, United States. It is registered at Cambridge, Massachusetts.

How many employees does LabCentral have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at LabCentral is 118.

Is LabCentral a funded company?

LabCentral is a funded company, having raised a total of $13M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series B round, raised on Oct 01, 2019.

When was the latest funding round of LabCentral?

LabCentral's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Oct 01, 2019, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does LabCentral rank among its competitors?

LabCentral ranks 1st amongst 31 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was NSG BioLabs, which secured $14.5M in May, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of LabCentral?

LabCentral's top competitors include SmartLabs, BioLabs and LabShares. Among them, NSG BioLabs secured the most recent funding round in May, 2024.

LabCentral - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

LabCentral provides shared laboratory space and facilities for biotech startups. It offers completely permitted laboratory and office space for startups having scientists and entrepreneurs. The company is non-profit and provides administrative support, skilled laboratory personnel, a domain-relevant expert speaker series, along with other critical services and support that early-stage companies need to start laboratory operations.

Website: www.labcentral.org/
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Email ID: *****@labcentral.org
Phone Number: +1 **********
Registered Address: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

Cambridge, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$13M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Oct 01, 2019, $*****

Investors

Astellas Pharma & 2 more

Ranked

1^st among 31 active competitors

Employee Count

118 as on Apr 30, 2026

Similar Companies

SmartLabs & 36 more

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LabCentral is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
LABCENTRAL INC. CIN: 461031913 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	81 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

LabCentral has raised a total funding of $13M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 01, 2019. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Oct 01, 2019 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. LabCentral has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of LabCentral:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 01, 2019	2799534	Grant (prize money)	7687989	8197044	2718387	1964369
Oct 01, 2019	6716858	Series B	4559460	3194705	Astellas Pharma	1829657

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The founders of LabCentral is Johannes Fruehauf.

Here are the details of LabCentral's key team members:

Johannes Fruehauf: Founder, President & Executive Director of LabCentral and founder of 1 other company.

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LabCentral's employee count trend

LabCentral has 118 employees as of Apr 26. Here is LabCentral's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of LabCentral include SmartLabs, BioLabs and LabShares. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of LabCentral, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	LabCentral 2012, Cambridge (United States), Series B	Provider of shared laboratory space and facility for biotech startups	$13M	Amgen Business Development, Astellas Pharma ... & 1 others	66/100
2nd	SmartLabs 2000, Boston (United States), Series C	Developer of smart labs and lab spaces	$334M	ArrowMark Partners, Conversion Venture Capital ... & 4 others	62/100
3rd	BioLabs 2015, Cambridge (United States), Unfunded	Provider of co-working lab & office space for biotech startups	-	-	51/100
4th	LabShares 2018, Newton (United States), Acquired	Provider of shared and private laboratory spaces with equipment and services.	-	-	51/100
5th	MBC BioLabs 2013, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded	Provider of co-working lab space for life-science researchers	-	-	47/100
6th	NSG BioLabs 2019, Singapore (Singapore), Series B	Operator of shared BSL-2 laboratory and office spaces for life science	$14.5M	Clavystbio, Celadon Partners & 6 others	45/100
7th	Livance 2017, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Series B	Provider of managed medical co-working spaces	$20.8M	Astella, Green Rock & 7 others	43/100
8th	Superlab Suisse 2019, Lausanne (Switzerland), Unfunded	Provider of a rental laboratory for researchers	-	-	35/100
9th	IZB 1995, Planegg (Germany), Unfunded	Provider of co-working space for doctors	-	-	34/100
10th	Ticel Bio Park 2004, Chennai (India), Unfunded	Operator of infrastructure providing biotechnology and pharmaceutical research and development facilities	-	-	34/100