Stämm
Stämm develops automated biomanufacturing systems for biologics and cell therapies. The company has raised $17M, most recently in a Series B round in April 2023, and employs 147 people.
The growth story
Stämm grew from 32 to 147 employees between 2020 and 2026, raising $17M along the way, most recently a Series B in April 2023.
About
Stämm builds modular, automated systems for biopharmaceutical production, targeting manufacturers of biologics and cell therapies. Its technology aims to make biomanufacturing more efficient and scalable.
The company has grown to 147 employees and raised $17M in funding, with its latest Series B round closing in April 2023. Its investor base includes Draper Associates and AIR Capital.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Stämm's largest function, with 9 employees identified in that role. The company operates with a median tenure of 3 years, suggesting moderate employee retention.
The Stämm org chart
Yuyo Llamazares Vegh (CEO & Founder) leads 19 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: Engineering 29 (-29% YoY), Operations 22 (-4% YoY), Research 14 (-26% YoY), Product Management 13 (+8% YoY), Information Technology 7 (-42% YoY), Arts and Design 6 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Stämm recruits heavily from Argentine institutions, with the University of Buenos Aires supplying 32 employees. Alumni frequently move to pharmaceutical services firms like Syneos Health and IQVIA.
Most common previous employers of Stämm staff: University of Buenos Aires (12), CONICET (10), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, UBA (4), Facultad de Agronomía - Universidad de Buenos Aires (3), CNEA (3), Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (3). Former Stämm employees most often moved to mAbxience (4), ZS (4), Syneos Health (4), IQVIA (3), Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (2), Natural Negative (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Stämm mafia
Stämm alumni have founded 4 companies, including Natural Negative (6 staff) and Kuvia AI (5 staff).
5Phoebe Heseltine, PhD, was Innovation Fellow until 2023Srikumar (Kumar) Krishnamoorthy, Ph.D., was Innovation Consultant until 2024Martina Belluomini, was Microfluidics specialist until 2025Manuela Alanis, was Product Leader & Microfluidic Engineer until 2024Octavio Garate, was Nanosystems Department Leader until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 46% direct, 38% search, 5% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Stämm: English (74), Teamwork (66), Microsoft Office (58), Project Management (45), Research Skills (43), Microsoft Excel (42), Leadership (40), Research and Development (R&D) (39).
Where the team actually sits
Stämm people are concentrated in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (58), Argentina (56), Greater Buenos Aires (12), California, United States (1). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Stämm attracts about 67 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 5 ranking keywords and lost 12 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Stämm has 147 employees as of September 2026.
Stämm has raised $17M in total, most recently a Series B round in April 2023.
Stämm was founded in 2016 by Yuyo Llamazares Vegh, Federico D'Alvia Vegh.
Yuyo Llamazares Vegh (CEO & Founder) sits at the top of Stämm's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Stämm staff are University of Buenos Aires (12 people), CONICET (10 people), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, UBA (4 people).
Former Stämm employees most often move to mAbxience (4), ZS (4), Syneos Health (4).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Stämm, including Natural Negative, Kuvia AI, Odycell.
Stämm attracts about 67 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Stämm staff are English, Teamwork, Microsoft Office, Project Management, Research Skills.
Stämm staff are concentrated in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (58), Argentina (56), Greater Buenos Aires (12).
Stämm has about 29 people in Engineering, down 29% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Stämm has about 22 people in Operations, down 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 129 current and 163 former Stämm profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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