When was Metabiota founded?

Metabiota was founded in 2008 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Metabiota located?

Metabiota is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at San Francisco, California.

How many employees does Metabiota have?

As of Dec 31, 2022, Metabiota has 85 employees, reflecting a 94% year-over-year growth in headcount.

Is Metabiota a funded company?

Metabiota is a funded company, having raised a total of $35M across 15 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Sep 30, 2008.

When was the latest funding round of Metabiota?

Metabiota's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Feb 24, 2017, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Healthcare IT. In United States, the Healthcare IT sector has seen $5.64B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Metabiota rank among its competitors?

Metabiota ranks 6th amongst 184 active competitors, of which 29 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was GroundGame, which secured $1M in Jul, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Metabiota?

Metabiota's top competitors include Unite Us, Color and Biobot Analytics. Among them, GroundGame secured the most recent funding round in July, 2025.

Metabiota - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Risk analytics to predict and control epidemic outbreaks. It aims to assess and respond to infectious disease threats through pathogen discovery, disease detection, and threat characterization using data analytics.

Website: metabiota.com
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Email ID: *****@metabiota.com
Phone Number: +1 **********
Registered Address: San Francisco, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2008

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$35M in 15 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Feb 24, 2017, $*****

Investors

Google Ventures & 14 more

Ranked

6^th among 184 active competitors

Employee Count

85 as on Dec 31, 2022

Investment & Acquisitions

Ancera

Similar Companies

Unite Us & 269 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Heada (Oct 14, 2022)

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Metabiota is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
GLOBAL VIRAL FORECASTING INC CIN: 263139661 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	5 (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-

Metabiota got acquired by Heada on Oct 14, 2022.

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Metabiota has raised a total funding of $35M over 15 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 30, 2008. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Feb 24, 2017 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Metabiota has 15 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Metabiota:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 24, 2017	7038124	Grant (prize money)	1589518	9428588	1600737	6955248
Sep 24, 2015	5837835	Series A	2209014	9949276	8215139	6827483
May 20, 2015	7793850	Series A	5471288	1049201	Pilot Growth Equity	WP Global Partners & 3 more

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The founders of Metabiota is Bill Rossi.

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

Bill Rossi: Founder & CEO of Metabiota.

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Metabiota's employee count trend

Metabiota has 85 employees as of Dec 22. The total employee count is 93.0% more than what it was in Dec 21. Here is Metabiota's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Metabiota include Unite Us, Color and Biobot Analytics. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Metabiota, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Unite Us 2013, New York City (United States), Series C	Cloud-based interoperability and online community management software for patients	$196M	Scout Ventures, Omidyar Network India & 21 others	72/100
2nd	Color 2013, Burlingame (United States), Series E	Provider of end-to-end Virtual clinic offering cancer-based solutions	$491M	General Catalyst, T. Rowe Price & 46 others	66/100
3rd	Biobot Analytics 2017, Cambridge (United States), Series A	Provider of tools to map microbes and chemicals of interest	$42.7M	Thursday Ventures, Engine & 31 others	61/100
4th	Mango Sciences 2019, Boston (United States), Seed	Provides an analytics platform for clinical data for precision medicine and population health	-	Incisive Ventures, Spartech Ventures & 7 others	59/100
5th	BlueDot 2013, Toronto (Canada), Series A	Provider of infectious disease intelligence platform	$9.95M	Horizons Ventures, TIAP & 6 others	58/100
6th	Metabiota 2008, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Risk analytics to predict and control epidemic outbreaks	$35M	The Private Shares Fund, Industry Ventures ... & 13 others	56/100
7th	Azara Healthcare 2011, Burlington (United States), Series B	Cloud-based population health management tool for hospitals	$9.12M	Hughes & Company, Wild Basin Investments & 4 others	56/100
8th	GroundGame 2017, Tampa (United States), Series A	A community platform that provides healthcare services through a closed-loop technology	$18M	7wire Ventures, Corewell Health Ventures	52/100
9th	iKure 2010, Kolkata (India), Seed	Provider of a for-profit social enterprise and healthcare technology startup	$1.96M	RNT Associates, Arun Seed & 106 others	52/100
10th	Activate Care 2012, Boston (United States), Series B	Provider of a SaaS-based care team communication and management platform for healthcare organizations	$66.2M	Rose Park Advisors, MassChallenge & 1 others	48/100