Asimov
Asimov develops synthetic biology tools for designing biologics and gene therapies, with 119 employees and $205M in funding. The company raised a Series B in January 2023 backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Fidelity.
The growth story
Asimov grew from 84 to 119 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $205M along the way, most recently a Series B in January 2023.
About
Asimov sells software and biological tools to engineer living cells for drug development. Its platform combines synthetic biology with machine learning to help pharmaceutical companies design therapies faster.
The company has grown to 119 staff since its 2017 founding, with MIT and biotech firms like Cytiva and Biogen as key talent sources. Its $205M total funding includes a 2023 Series B from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz and DCVC.
Founders and leadership
Research dominates Asimov's workforce with 36 staff. Leadership includes synthetic biology experts, with MIT being the most common alma mater among employees.
The Asimov org chart
Alec Nielsen (Co-founder & CEO) leads 31 mapped leaders with 6 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 46 (+21% YoY), Business Development 19 (+12% YoY), Engineering 8 (-43% YoY), Operations 6 (+100% YoY), Information Technology 4 (+300% YoY), Sales 3 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
MIT is the top talent feeder with 10 alumni, followed by Northeastern University. Former employees most often move to biotech firms like AbbVie or AI companies like Anthropic.
Most common previous employers of Asimov staff: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (9), Cytiva (6), GE HealthCare (5), Biogen (5), University of California, Berkeley (4), Thermo Fisher Scientific (4). Former Asimov employees most often moved to AbbVie (3), Anthropic (2), Paratus Sciences (2), Cynosure Staffing (1), Meta (1), Asimov Press (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 45% direct, 32% search, 7% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Asimov: Cell Culture (37), Biotechnology (27), Life Sciences (26), Research Skills (26), Molecular Biology (25), Microsoft Office (24), Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (24), Biochemistry (20).
Where the team actually sits
Asimov people are concentrated in Massachusetts, United States (47), Greater Boston (9), United States (5), Pennsylvania, United States (2).
Search footprint
Asimov attracts about 6,163 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $9K a month if bought through ads. It gained 465 ranking keywords and lost 308 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Asimov has 119 employees as of September 2026.
Asimov has raised $205M in total, most recently a Series B round in January 2023.
Asimov was founded in 2017 by Chris Voigt, Alec Nielsen, Douglas Densmore, Raja Srinivas.
Alec Nielsen (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of Asimov's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Asimov staff are Massachusetts Institute of Technology (9 people), Cytiva (6 people), GE HealthCare (5 people).
Former Asimov employees most often move to AbbVie (3), Anthropic (2), Paratus Sciences (2).
Asimov attracts about 6,163 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $9K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Asimov staff are Cell Culture, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Research Skills, Molecular Biology.
Asimov staff are concentrated in Massachusetts, United States (47), Greater Boston (9), United States (5).
Asimov has about 46 people in Research, up 21% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Asimov has about 19 people in Business Development, up 12% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 79 current and 100 former Asimov profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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