Cradle Bio

Private

Zurich and Amsterdam-based protein engineering platform that lets biologists design and optimize proteins via a generative AI copilot integrated with wet-lab automation. Customers include Johnson & Johnson, Novozymes, and Twist Bioscience. Founded 2021.

Founders Stef van Grieken, Eli Bixby

CEO Stef van Grieken

Company

Founded

2021

Headquarters

Zurich, Switzerland

Financials

Total Funding

$103M

Sectors

Artificial Intelligence Biotech Enterprise Software

cradle.bio

Funding History

3 rounds

Series B Jun 16, 2026

$73M

ICONIQ Growth (Lead) Index Ventures Felicis Ventures Kindred Capital John Khosla Y Combinator

Series A Mar 20, 2024

$24M

Index Ventures (Lead) Kindred Capital John Khosla Felicis Ventures

Seed Apr 12, 2022

$6M

Index Ventures (Lead) Kindred Capital John Khosla

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