BioRender
BioRender makes software for scientists to create research graphics, similar to Canva but specialized for science communication. The Toronto-based company has 251 employees and raised $17M in Series A funding in April 2023.
The growth story
BioRender grew from 65 to 251 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $17M along the way, most recently a Series A in April 2023.
About
BioRender sells a graphic design platform tailored for scientific research visualization. Scientists use it to create publication-ready figures and presentations more efficiently than with general-purpose design tools.
The company has grown to 251 employees since its 2017 founding. Its Series A round in 2023 brought total funding to $17M, with backing from investors including Fifty Years and Refactor.
Founders and leadership
Sales is BioRender's largest department with 48 employees. The company has a median employee tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover as it scales.
The BioRender org chart
Shiz Aoki (Co-founder and CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 47 (+21% YoY), Sales 45 (+61% YoY), Customer Success and Support 44 (+13% YoY), Arts and Design 22 (+10% YoY), Accounting 12 (+9% YoY), Information Technology 12 (+50% YoY).
Talent flow
BioRender recruits heavily from Canadian universities, particularly the University of Toronto which accounts for 11% of hires. Former Shopify and brightwheel employees are also common sources of talent. Alumni frequently move to tech companies like Atlassian and AWS.
Most common previous employers of BioRender staff: University of Toronto (11), Shopify (7), Western University (7), LinkedIn (6), brightwheel (6), Toast (5). Former BioRender employees most often moved to Motion (Creative Analytics) (4), SpryPoint (4), Atlassian (3), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (3), Scribe (2), Boulevard Recruiting (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The BioRender mafia
Five BioRender alumni have founded companies, including Voiceform and Eko. Most startups are small, with 1-2 employees each.
5Philip Brook, was Account Executive until 2021Tom Berger, was Head of Marketing until 2024Ralph Rouhana, was Software Engineer until 2022Kalan MacRow, was Director of Engineering (Data) until 2024Candice Kim, was Information Technology Intern until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 55% direct, 39% search, 0% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at BioRender: Microsoft Office (108), Leadership (105), Customer Service (96), Teamwork (84), Communication (81), Microsoft Excel (81), Management (74), Sales (67).
Where the team actually sits
BioRender people are concentrated in Ontario, Canada (74), Canada (22), Greater Toronto Area, Canada (14), California, United States (12).
Search footprint
BioRender attracts about 37,060 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $79K a month if bought through ads. It gained 3,266 ranking keywords and lost 2,035 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.30 / 5
Frequently asked
BioRender has 251 employees as of September 2026.
BioRender has raised $17M in total, most recently a Series A round in April 2023.
BioRender was founded in 2017 by Ryan Marien, Shiz Aoki, Katya Shteyn.
Shiz Aoki (Co-founder and CEO) sits at the top of BioRender's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current BioRender staff are University of Toronto (11 people), Shopify (7 people), Western University (7 people).
Former BioRender employees most often move to Motion (Creative Analytics) (4), SpryPoint (4), Atlassian (3).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at BioRender, including Voiceform, CMO Advisor, Eko.
BioRender attracts about 37,060 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $79K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among BioRender staff are Microsoft Office, Leadership, Customer Service, Teamwork, Communication.
BioRender staff are concentrated in Ontario, Canada (74), Canada (22), Greater Toronto Area, Canada (14).
BioRender has about 47 people in Engineering, up 21% over the past year, as of September 2026.
BioRender has about 45 people in Sales, up 61% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 230 current and 242 former BioRender profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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