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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
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$25M · Equity · Feb 2026
This list has 66 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 5 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: Boston (35), Cambridge (7), and Waltham (3). Largest teams: Ginkgo Bioworks, OpenBiome, and Volta Labs, Inc. Latest round: Axelyf raised $2.63M (Oct 13, 2026).
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
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$25M · Equity · Feb 2026
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HQ: Cambridge, MA, United States
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$25M · Equity · Mar 2026
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HQ: Watertown, MA, United States
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$23M · Equity · Mar 2026
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HQ: Cambridge, MA, United States
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$22.5M · SAFE · Mar 2026
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HQ: Hudson, MA, United States
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$20M · Equity + debt · Apr 2026
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
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$17.3M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
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$14M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: Newton, MA, United States
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$13.2M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: Cambridge, MA, United States
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$10M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: Watertown, MA, United States
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$10M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
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$10M · Equity · Mar 2026
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HQ: Arlington, MA, United States
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$9M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: Billerica, MA, United States
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$6.7M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: Cambridge, MA, United States
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$5M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: Newton, MA, United States
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$4.81M · SAFE · Apr 2026
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HQ: Somerville, MA, United States
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$4.5M · Equity · Feb 2026
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HQ: Waltham, MA, United States
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$4.35M · Equity · Mar 2026
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HQ: Dedham, MA, United States
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$3.95M · Debt · Jun 2026
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HQ: Worcester, MA, United States
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$3.16M · Equity + debt · Mar 2026
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HQ: Chestnut Hill, MA, United States
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$2.63M · Equity · Oct 2026
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HQ: Lowell, MA, United States
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$2.33M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: Arlington, MA, United States
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$1.75M · Equity · Mar 2026
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HQ: Needham, MA, United States
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$1.5M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: Arlington, MA, United States
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$1.3M · SAFE · Jun 2026
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HQ: Mansfield, MA, United States
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$1.2M · Debt · Oct 2026
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HQ: Framingham, MA, United States
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$1M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: Pembroke, MA, United States
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$681K · Equity · Oct 2026

What they do:
Data platform for metagenomics and the microbiome.
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States

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Engineering next-generation, brain-penetrant cancer therapies.
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States

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Operating systems for biology labs
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States