Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc.
Argonaut Manufacturing Services is a contract manufacturer for life science products that raised $67M in Series A funding in March 2024. The Carlsbad-based company employs 101 people.
The growth story
Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. grew from 93 to 101 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $67M along the way, most recently a Series A in March 2024.
About
Argonaut provides outsourced manufacturing services for biotech companies, handling formulation, mixing, dispensing, labeling, kitting, and packaging. Its clients are likely life science firms needing support across product development stages, from launch to scale-up.
The company secured $67M in Series A funding in March 2024, with backing from NewVale Capital, Square 1 Bank, and Telegraph Hill Partners. Its workforce of 101 suggests steady growth since its 2016 founding.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest function at Argonaut, with 7 employees. The company has a median tenure of 4 years, indicating relatively stable leadership and workforce retention.
The Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. org chart
Rick Hancock (Chief Executive Officer) leads 25 mapped leaders with 2 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 27 (-10% YoY), Research 19 (-10% YoY), Quality Assurance 15 (+7% YoY), Business Development 8 (-27% YoY), Program and Project Management 6 (+20% YoY), Engineering 5 (+150% YoY).
Talent flow
Argonaut recruits heavily from other life science manufacturers, with 11 hires from Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services and 10 from Althea. Alumni often move to Active Motif, Aluris Sciences, and MilliporeSigma. UC San Diego is the top school represented.
Most common previous employers of Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. staff: Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services (11), Althea, CMO (10), Avid Bioservices (4), Genentech (3), Nitto Avecia (2), TriLink BioTechnologies, part of Maravai LifeSciences (2). Former Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. employees most often moved to Active Motif (4), Aluris Sciences (3), MilliporeSigma (3), Anchor Audio (2), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (2), Genentech (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. mafia
Five Argonaut alumni have founded companies, including GV Correct (8 staff), Get FieldPass, Sol Duc Energy, Nanogene Biosciences, and ENZOJ.
5Dan Alldridge, was VICE PRESIDENT, SUPPLY CHAIN AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT until 2022Premila A., was BD & Marketing Consultant until 2018Julien Laverdiere, was Mechanical Engineer until 2022Michael Egan, was Technical Operations Manager until 2021Terese Fredriksson, was Senior Program Manager until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 49% direct, 27% search, 17% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc.: Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) (35), Microsoft Office (28), Biotechnology (26), Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) (21), Microsoft Excel (20), Customer Service (19), Quality System (18), Management (18).
Where the team actually sits
Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. people are concentrated in California, United States (45), San Diego Metropolitan Area (4), United States (3), New York, United States (1).
Search footprint
Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. attracts about 205 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 52 ranking keywords and lost 69 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. has 101 employees as of September 2026.
Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. has raised $67M in total, most recently a Series A round in March 2024.
Rick Hancock (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc.'s reporting structure, with 2 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. staff are Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services (11 people), Althea, CMO (10 people), Avid Bioservices (4 people).
Former Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. employees most often move to Active Motif (4), Aluris Sciences (3), MilliporeSigma (3).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc., including GV Correct, Get FieldPass, Sol Duc Energy.
Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. attracts about 205 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. staff are Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Microsoft Office, Biotechnology, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Microsoft Excel.
Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. staff are concentrated in California, United States (45), San Diego Metropolitan Area (4), United States (3).
Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. has about 27 people in Operations, down 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. has about 19 people in Research, down 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 55 current and 155 former Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc. profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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