When was Twelve Bio founded?

Twelve Bio was founded in 2019 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Twelve Bio located?

Twelve Bio is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Who is the current CEO of Twelve Bio?

Stefano Stella of Twelve Bio. They have also founded 1 company.

Which legal entities is Twelve Bio associated with?

Twelve Bio is associated with ENSOMA APS.

How many employees does Twelve Bio have?

As of Dec 31, 2021, the latest employee count at Twelve Bio is 10.

Is Twelve Bio a funded company?

Twelve Bio is a funded company, having raised a total of $2.57M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on May 22, 2020.

How much is Twelve Bio worth?

The last known valuation of Twelve Bio was $***** as of Sep 18, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of Twelve Bio?

Twelve Bio's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Sep 18, 2020, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does Twelve Bio rank among its competitors?

Twelve Bio ranks 23rd amongst 150 active competitors, of which 35 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Debut, which secured $20M in Aug, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Twelve Bio?

Twelve Bio's top competitors include Senti Biosciences, CRISPR Therapeutics and Debut. Among them, Debut secured the most recent funding round in August, 2025.

Twelve Bio - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Twelve Bio is a developer of CRISPER technology-based diagnostics and therapeutics. CRISPR-Cas12a protein is a biological scissor for a DNA sequence. The company uses CRISPR-Cas12aRNA protein molecule, which can detect and change DNA sequences, to create new variants. It is a spin-off company from the Montoya group and supported by organizations like BioInnovation Institute, Novo Nordisk fonden and Novo holdings.

Website: twelve.bio
Email ID: *****@twelve.bio
Phone Number: +45 **********

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2019

Location

Copenhagen, Denmark

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$2.57M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Sep 18, 2020, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Sep 18, 2020

Investors

Arix Bioscience & 1 more

Ranked

23^rd among 150 active competitors

Employee Count

10 as on Dec 31, 2021

Similar Companies

Senti Biosciences & 179 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Ensoma (Jan 05, 2023)

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Twelve Bio is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
ENSOMA APS CIN: 40804307 , Denmark, Active		-	20 (As on Mar 31, 2024)

Twelve Bio got acquired by Ensoma on Jan 05, 2023.

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Twelve Bio has raised a total funding of $2.57M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 22, 2020. Twelve Bio has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Twelve Bio:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 18, 2020	8297747	Seed	1384337	3510453	3383019	2109141
May 22, 2020	4218640	Seed	9929514	6350739	6632804	8971417

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The founders of Twelve Bio are Guillermo Montoya and Stefano Stella. Stefano Stella is the CEO of Twelve Bio.

Here are the details of Twelve Bio's key team members:

Guillermo Montoya: Co-Founder of Twelve Bio. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Stefano Stella: Co-Founder & CEO of Twelve Bio. They serve on the board of 1 company.

Twelve Bio's Board of Directors

Twelve Bio's board has 4 active members. Guillermo Montoya and Stefano Stella are part of team and John Cassidy and Christian Schetter are independent board members.

Here is the list of Twelve Bio's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Guillermo Montoya	Team	-	Current	6y 6m
Stefano Stella	Team	-	Current	6y 6m
John Cassidy	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 6m
ulqwm{{	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 3m

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Twelve Bio's employee count trend

Twelve Bio has 10 employees as of Dec 21. The total employee count is 400.0% more than what it was in Dec 20. Here is Twelve Bio's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Twelve Bio include Senti Biosciences, CRISPR Therapeutics and Debut. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Twelve Bio, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Senti Biosciences 2016, San Francisco (United States), Public	Developer of cell-based therapies for cancer treatment	$158M	Celadon Partners, New Enterprise Associates ... & 30 others	68/100
2nd	CRISPR Therapeutics 2013, Basel (Switzerland), Public	Developer of solutions for treating human genetic diseases by using genome editing technology	$127M	Wellington, Celgene & 10 others	64/100
3rd	Debut 2019, San Diego (United States), Series B	Provider and manufacturer of enzymes for biotherapeutic creation and modification	$126M	BOLD, Material Impact & 16 others	62/100
4th	Codexis 2002, Redwood City (United States), Public	Developer of high-performance enzymes for drug discovery	$111M	Vivo Capital, Casdin Capital & 12 others	61/100
5th	64x Bio 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Developer of cell lines and production technologies for advanced therapies	$59.6M	Fifty Years, Lifeforce Capital & 13 others	61/100
6th	OXGENE 2011, Oxford (United Kingdom), Acquired	Provider of a platform for mammalian cell engineering	$28.1M	Mercia, Canaccord Genuity Group & 6 others	60/100
7th	Genprex 2009, Austin (United States), Public	Developer of therapeutics to treat cancer at molecular level	$3.11M	Inception Capital Management, TiE ScaleUp ... & 1 others	60/100
8th	Poseida Therapeutics 2015, San Diego (United States), Acquired	Developer of gene therapies for treating cancer and liver orphan disease by using gene editing technologies	$324M	Fidelity Investments, Longitude Capital & 12 others	60/100
9th	ADARx Pharmaceuticals 2019, San Diego (United States), Series C	Developer of genetic therapeutic solutions to edit single point mutations on RNA transcripts	$353M	Bain Capital Life Sciences, BlackRock & 17 others	59/100
10th	Aldevron 1998, Fargo (United States), Acquired	Manufacturing plasmid DNA, RNA, proteins, and enzymes for genomic medicine	-	TA, CPP Investments & 2 others	58/100
23rd	Twelve Bio 2019, Copenhagen (Denmark), Acquired	Developer of CRISPER technology based diagnostics and therapeutics	$2.57M	Arix Bioscience & 1 others	45/100