Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc.
Ansa Biotechnologies develops enzymatic DNA synthesis technology for applications in medicine, agriculture and industrial biotech. The 80-person company has raised $130M, most recently in a Series B round in October 2025. Ansa Biotechnologies makes tools for synthesizing DNA enzymatically, aiming to overcome limitations of traditional methods. Its technology enables direct production of gene-length molecules for researchers in medicine, agriculture and industrial biotechnology. The company has grown to 80 employees since its 2018 founding, supported by $130M in funding from investors including Alternative Investment Management and Black Opal Ventures. Its Series B round in October 2025 suggests continued expansion of its enzymatic DNA synthesis platform. Ansa's leadership team includes 13 researchers, reflecting its focus on developing novel DNA synthesis methods. The company draws heavily from Bay Area biotech talent, with 10 alumni from Life Technologies and 7 from UC Berkeley. Ansa alumni have founded three companies, including BUILT Biotechnologies with 15 employees. The company recruits primarily from UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, with a median tenure of 3 years among its workforce.
The growth story
Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. grew from 19 to 80 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $130M along the way, most recently a Series B in October 2025.
About
Ansa Biotechnologies makes tools for synthesizing DNA enzymatically, aiming to overcome limitations of traditional methods. Its technology enables direct production of gene-length molecules for researchers in medicine, agriculture and industrial biotechnology.
The company has grown to 80 employees since its 2018 founding, supported by $130M in funding from investors including Alternative Investment Management and Black Opal Ventures. Its Series B round in October 2025 suggests continued expansion of its enzymatic DNA synthesis platform.
Founders and leadership
Ansa's leadership team includes 13 researchers, reflecting its focus on developing novel DNA synthesis methods. The company draws heavily from Bay Area biotech talent, with 10 alumni from Life Technologies and 7 from UC Berkeley.
The Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. org chart
Jason T. Gammack (Chief Executive Officer) leads 29 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Research 27 (+13% YoY), Engineering 13 (+30% YoY), Operations 8 (+33% YoY), Business Development 8 (0% YoY), Information Technology 5 (+67% YoY), Sales 5 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Ansa alumni have founded three companies, including BUILT Biotechnologies with 15 employees. The company recruits primarily from UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, with a median tenure of 3 years among its workforce.
Most common previous employers of Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. staff: Life Technologies (10), University of California, Berkeley (7), Thermo Fisher Scientific (7), Illumina (6), Synthego (5), Twist Bioscience (5). Former Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. employees most often moved to BUILT Biotechnologies (5), AtlasBase (3), Twist Bioscience (2), Intuitive (2), Proprietary Trading Firm (1), Agilent Technologies (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. mafia
Ansa alumni have founded three companies, including BUILT Biotechnologies with 15 employees.
4Jeremiah Hanes, was Senior Vice President of Research & Development until 2024George McArthur, was Head of Product until 2022Laura Adam, PhD, was Head of Informatics until 2023Nathan Davis, was Board Observer until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 45% direct, 34% search, 12% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc.: Biotechnology (30), Molecular Biology (28), Life Sciences (25), Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (21), Microsoft Office (21), Leadership (20), Data Analysis (19), Biochemistry (19).
Where the team actually sits
Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. people are concentrated in California, United States (42), San Francisco Bay Area (18), United States (2), Nashville Metropolitan Area (1).
Search footprint
Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. attracts about 1,386 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $5K a month if bought through ads. It gained 75 ranking keywords and lost 66 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. has 80 employees as of September 2026.
Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. has raised $130M in total, most recently a Series B round in October 2025.
Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. was founded in 2018 by Sebastian Palluk.
Jason T. Gammack (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc.'s reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. staff are Life Technologies (10 people), University of California, Berkeley (7 people), Thermo Fisher Scientific (7 people).
Former Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. employees most often move to BUILT Biotechnologies (5), AtlasBase (3), Twist Bioscience (2).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc., including DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL, BUILT Biotechnologies, StudioDx.
Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. attracts about 1,386 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $5K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. staff are Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Life Sciences, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Microsoft Office.
Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. staff are concentrated in California, United States (42), San Francisco Bay Area (18), United States (2).
Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. has about 27 people in Research, up 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. has about 13 people in Engineering, up 30% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 68 current and 70 former Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc. profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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