Culture Biosciences
Culture Biosciences operates a cloud-based bioreactor lab that helps scientists accelerate bioprocess development. The company has raised $102M in funding and employs 63 people.
The growth story
Culture Biosciences grew from 38 to 63 employees between 2020 and 2026, raising $102M along the way, most recently a Series C in December 2025.
About
Culture Biosciences provides a cloud lab service where scientists can design experiments that are executed in the company's lab using 250mL bioreactors. Clients monitor and analyze data in real time through an online dashboard, enabling faster insights for bioprocess development.
The company has raised $102M, including a Series C round in December 2025. Its investor base includes DCVC, Craft Ventures, and Cultivian Sandbox Ventures. With 63 employees, Culture Biosciences has built a team focused on engineering, which is its largest function.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Culture Biosciences, with 11 employees. The company is led by a team that has attracted funding from notable investors like DCVC and Craft Ventures.
The Culture Biosciences org chart
Chris Williams (Chief Executive Officer) leads 21 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: Engineering 21 (-19% YoY), Business Development 6 (-33% YoY), Operations 6 (-25% YoY), Information Technology 4 (-33% YoY), Human Resources 3 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Culture Biosciences hires talent from companies like Zymergen, Genentech, and Agilent Technologies. Alumni often move to roles at Invert, X, The Moonshot Factory, and insitro. The median tenure at the company is 2 years.
Most common previous employers of Culture Biosciences staff: Zymergen (5), Genentech (4), Agilent Technologies (3), InterVenn Biosciences (3), Thermo Fisher Scientific (3), Gilead Sciences (2). Former Culture Biosciences employees most often moved to Invert (4), X, The Moonshot Factory (2), Essential (2), insitro (2), Vir Biotechnology (2), Genentech (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Culture Biosciences mafia
Culture Biosciences alumni have founded 6 companies, including Essential, DetellaDx, and Krokos Bio. Essential, founded by one alumnus, employs 20 people.
6Fre Tachea, was Director of Fermentation until 2022Elena Cant, was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Commercial Officer (COO/CCO) until 2024Jacob Lang, was Associate Scientific Consultant until 2021Max Gilbert, was Sr. Director of Business Development until 2023Sumeet Agrawal, was VP of Strategy and Finance (Head of Finance, HR, IT) until 2025Murali Janakiraman, was Director of Software Engineering until 2026Web traffic
Traffic mix: 58% direct, 23% search, 11% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Culture Biosciences: Leadership (19), MATLAB (18), Product Development (17), Communication (17), Biotechnology (16), Microsoft PowerPoint (16), Project Management (15), Python (Programming Language) (15).
Where the team actually sits
Culture Biosciences people are concentrated in California, United States (24), San Francisco Bay Area (10), United States (4), Washington, United States (1).
Search footprint
Culture Biosciences attracts about 378 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 37 ranking keywords and lost 38 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 1.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Culture Biosciences has 63 employees as of September 2026.
Culture Biosciences has raised $102M in total, most recently a Series C round in December 2025.
Chris Williams (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Culture Biosciences's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Culture Biosciences staff are Zymergen (5 people), Genentech (4 people), Agilent Technologies (3 people).
Former Culture Biosciences employees most often move to Invert (4), X, The Moonshot Factory (2), Essential (2).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at Culture Biosciences, including Essential, DetellaDx, Krokos Bio.
Culture Biosciences attracts about 378 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Culture Biosciences staff are Leadership, MATLAB, Product Development, Communication, Biotechnology.
Culture Biosciences staff are concentrated in California, United States (24), San Francisco Bay Area (10), United States (4).
Culture Biosciences has about 21 people in Engineering, down 19% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Culture Biosciences has about 6 people in Business Development, down 33% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 41 current and 192 former Culture Biosciences profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
Build this for any company
Every number on this page came from the Crustdata API. Point the MCP at a company and get the same org chart, alumni list and talent flow in one prompt.