Venture • Life Science

General Atlantic Invests In Ginkgo Bioworks

On December 14, 2017, growth capital firm General Atlantic invested in life science company Ginkgo Bioworks

Investment Context
  • This is General Atlantic’s 7th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is General Atlantic’s 90th transaction in the United States.
  • This is General Atlantic’s 6th transaction in Massachusetts.
Investment Fate
  • Ginkgo Bioworks was sold to a financial buyer in 2021.

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Investment Summary

Date December 14, 2017
Target Ginkgo Bioworks
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) General Atlantic
Deal Type Venture

Target Company

Ginkgo Bioworks

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Ginkgo Bioworks is building a platform to enable customers to program cells as easily as we can program computers. The company's platform is enabling biotechnology applications across diverse markets, from food and agriculture to industrial chemicals to pharmaceuticals. Ginkgo Bioworks was established in 2008 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

General Atlantic

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 105.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 187 of 365
Sector: Life Science 7 of 20
Type: Venture 24 of 98
State: Massachusetts 6 of 16
Country: United States 90 of 175
Year: 2017 19 of 19
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