Switch Bioworks - About the company
Switch Bioworks is a seed company based in San Carlos (United States), founded in 2022. It operates as a Developer of microbial solutions for sustainable on-site fertilizer production. Switch Bioworks has raised $26.9M in funding from Anthos Capital and Acre Venture Partners. The company has 1076 active competitors, including 122 funded and 54 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Kula Bio, Sea6 and Cool Planet.
Company Details
Developer of microbial solutions for sustainable on-site fertilizer production. It engineers microbes into a powder that farmers apply at crop sowing. The microbes proliferate alongside plants and then switch on fertilizer production. This reduces costs, runoff, and supply chain risks by making fertilizer where needed.
- Website
- www.switchbioworks.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@switchbioworks.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2022
Location
San Carlos, United States
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$26.9M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
13th among 1076 active competitors
Employee Count
28 as on Sep 30, 2026
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Switch Bioworks's funding and investors
Switch Bioworks has raised a total funding of $26.9M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 25, 2022. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Jan 16, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Switch Bioworks has 9 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Switch Bioworks:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jan 16, 2025 | 9073271 | Grant (prize money) | 4965465 | 9489843 | 5297431 | 6153152 |
Aug 21, 2024 | 6604783 | Seed | 6853494 | 2910131 | 7586082 | |
May 25, 2022 | 4359278 | Seed | 4424482 | 6236699 |
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Switch Bioworks' founders and board of directors
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Switch Bioworks has 28 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Switch Bioworks's employee count trend over the years:
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Switch Bioworks's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Switch Bioworks include Kula Bio, Sea6 and Cool Planet. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Switch Bioworks, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | _1549952463720.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Kula Bio 2018, Natick (United States), Series A | Manufacturer of microbial crop nutrition products | $86.7M | 69/100 | |
2nd | Manufacturer of seaweed biomass products for agriculture and industrial applications | $45.7M | 66/100 | ||
3rd | Cool Planet 2009, Camarillo (United States), Acquired | Provider of decarbonization software and consulting for industrial net zero goals | $183M | 62/100 | |
4th | NewLeaf Symbiotics 2011, St. Louis (United States), Series D | Developer of biological technologies for improved crop input performance | $181M | 62/100 | |
5th |  Windfall Bio 2023, Menlo Park (United States), Series A | Developer of technology transforming methane into organic fertilizer for agriculture | $37M | 62/100 | |
6th | Manufacturer of sustainable fertilizer products designed to improve crop yields | $174M | 60/100 | ||
7th | BioConsortia 2014, Davis (United States), Series E | Developer of microbial-based solutions for nitrogen fixation, disease, and nematode control | $71M | 59/100 | |
8th | Groundwork BioAg 2014, Mazor (Israel), Series B | Developer of mycorrhizal inoculants designed to enhance crop yields and carbon sequestration | $29M | 58/100 | |
9th |  SugaROx 2021, Harpenden (United Kingdom), Series A | Provider of plant sugar-based crop protection solution for farmers | $9.23M | 58/100 | |
10th |  Locus FS 2014, Solon (United States), Series B | Bio-based solutions enhancing performance across agriculture, industrial, mining, and oil & gas | $250M | 56/100 | |
13th |  Switch Bioworks 2022, San Carlos (United States), Seed | Developer of microbial solutions for sustainable on-site fertilizer production | $26.9M | 54/100 |
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Switch Bioworks's Investments and acquisitions
Switch Bioworks has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Switch Bioworks
Media has covered Switch Bioworks for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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Brazil and US Companies Collaborate on Agricultural Sustainability and Carbon Credit ProjectsGrupoglobo•Sep 30, 2026•Minerva Foods, Bayer, Brandt, Coill and 1 other
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Switch Bioworks Launches Authorized US Field Trials of Engineered Microbial FertilizeriGrow News•Jun 04, 2026•Switch Bioworks
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Switch Bioworks Expands Leadership, Moves to New Facility for Microbial Fertilizer DevelopmentPR Newswire•Aug 07, 2025•Switch Bioworks
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Switch Bioworks Awarded $2M in Federal Funding for Technology to Reduce Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer in Crop ProductionMiningstockeducation•Jan 16, 2025•Switch Bioworks
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Switch Bioworks’ $17 Million Series Seed FinancingGlobal Legal Chronicle•Sep 20, 2024•Fenwick & West, Switch Bioworks
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Switch Bioworks Bags $17M to Develop Sustainable FertilizersiGrow News•Sep 06, 2024•Switch Bioworks, Grantham Foundation, Astanor, Acre Venture Partners and 4 others
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Switch Bioworks raises $4.3 million for sustainable nitrogen biofertilizerImpactAlpha•May 31, 2022•Switch Bioworks, Acre Venture Partners, Anthos Capital, Emerson Collective
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