What it sells
Desktop DNA Printer. The Nespresso Machine for DNA.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedLab heads / principal investigators and lab managers (capital equipment purchase).
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Outsourced oligo ordering has high modification costs, delivery delays and data-leak exposure.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Enter sequence on touchscreen or PC, load cartridge and chip with nitrogen/argon supply, and get ready-to-use oligos within hours in 3 automated steps.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Hardware plus consumables: Basic edition (standard DNA) upgradable to Extended (modified DNA, RNA); claims up to 100x less reagent volume for modifications.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Online shop, demo booking, sample oligos order, and country-specific gas kits.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2021 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.