Switch Bioworks engineers symbiotic microbes to produce sustainable nitrogen fertilizer under the control of precise genetic circuits. We're always hiring (https://www.switchbioworks.com/careers)! Join us to save the planet. Twitter: @SwitchBioworks
Location: United States, California, San Carlos
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $17M
Founded date: 2022
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 07.04.2022 | MBC BioLab... | mbcbiolabs... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 06.09.2024 | Seed | $17M | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.07.2026 | Switch Bioworks tests ‘switchable’ nitrogen-fixing microbes in corn for fertilizer | California-based Switch Bioworks has begun its first multi-state field trials in corn in the Midwest, testing engineered nitrogen fixing microbes designed to colonize plant roots before switching on ammonia production several weeks into the... |
| 29.05.2025 | 5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Thia Ventures’s Mirasbek Kuterbekov | 2 Mins Read In our interview series, we quiz future food investors about the solutions that excite them the most, their favourite climate-forward restaurant, and what they look for in successful founders. Mirasbek Kuterbekov is a Principal ... |
| 14.05.2025 | 🎥 Switch Bioworks: ‘Just replacing 25% of nitrogen fertilizer with biologicals at yield parity would be game changing’ | California-based Switch Bioworks is pioneering an approach that enables engineered microbes to first compete and establish themselves on plant roots before switching on nitrogen fertilizer production, addressing a major challenge in this se... |
| 07.09.2024 | The Future of Fertilizers: Switch Bioworks' Innovative Approach to Sustainable Agriculture | In a world grappling with climate change and food security, innovation is the lifeblood of sustainable agriculture. Switch Bioworks, a biotechnology company based in San Carlos, California, is stepping into the spotlight with a fresh approa... |
| 06.09.2024 | Switch Bioworks: $17 Million (Seed) Raised To Develop New Biological Fertilizer Technology | Switch Bioworks, a biotechnology company that is developing low-cost and sustainable fertilizers, announced it raised $17 million in Series Seed financing led by Change Forces Capital and joined by Grantham Foundation, Astanor Ventures, Acr... |
| 05.09.2024 | Switch Bioworks Raises $17M in Seed Financing | Switch Bioworks, a San Carlos, CA-based biotechnology company developing low-cost and sustainable fertilizers, raised $17M in Seed funding. The round was led by Change Forces Capital and joined by Grantham Foundation, Astanor Ventures, Acre... |
| 19.01.2023 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Sollum Technologies nabs $30m; phantom carbon credits & food delivery shutdowns | Sollum Technologies raised the largest funding round this week, for its programmable LED lighting for greenhouses. Multus Biotechnology also secured funding, while The Guardian and others unveiled an investigation into a nonprofit for what ... |
| - | Switch Bioworks | “Switch Bioworks engineers symbiotic microbes to produce sustainable nitrogen fertilizer under the control of precise genetic circuits.” |