Synthego is a CRISPR and genome engineering company focused on tools and services for life science research and genomic medicine. It provides synthetic RNA and gene editing solutions for biotechnology applications.
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Synthego wound down its business and sold its technology and team to Perceptive Advisors in July 2025. UpMarket does not offer Synthego shares. This page covers Synthego's earlier valuation and funding history.
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Synthego sold its technology, patents and team to Perceptive Advisors in July 2025.
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Feb 2022
Series E
Why Investors Are Watching Synthego
Growth Signal
Perceptive closed Synthego asset acquisition on July 18, 2025
Perceptive Advisors completed its acquisition of substantially all Synthego assets on July 18, 2025, after regulatory approval in June. The deal gives Synthego new ownership under a life-sciences investor managing about $7 billion in assets.
Product Milestone
Synthego expands into molecular biology and diagnostics reagents
Synthego said it is entering the molecular biology and clinical diagnostic reagents market in 2026, extending beyond its CRISPR core. The company also highlighted its synthetic sgRNA manufacturing platform as a key capability across research and development workflows.
Risk Factor
Synthego filed Chapter 11 after margin compression and debt strain
Synthego filed Chapter 11 after raising more than $450 million, with margin compression and rising interest burdens from 2020 to 2023. At filing, it had $50 million to $100 million of assets versus $100 million to $500 million of liabilities, according to the report.
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No. Synthego wound down its business and sold its technology, patents and team to Perceptive Advisors in July 2025. Synthego has no shares that trade, and UpMarket does not offer Synthego shares.
Synthego has no stock price. The prices shown on this page are historical private-market prices from before its assets were sold to Perceptive Advisors.
No. Synthego no longer operates as an independent company and UpMarket does not offer Synthego shares. Accredited investors interested in companies that have not yet gone public can review UpMarket's current pre-IPO offerings.
Synthego is no longer an independent operating company, so its shares are not available to buy. This page is kept for its historical funding and valuation data. UpMarket does not offer Synthego shares.
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Synthego sold its assets to Perceptive Advisors in July 2025. What former shareholders received was set by the terms of that sale.
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Synthego's last valuation was set by the sale of its assets to Perceptive Advisors. The figures on this page show its valuation history before the sale.
Synthego is a CRISPR genome engineering company providing synthetic RNA and gene-editing tools and services for life science research and genomic medicine; Perceptive closed its asset acquisition on July 18, 2025. Synthego sold its assets to Perceptive Advisors, and UpMarket does not offer its shares.