13 Best Laboratory Startups to Watch in 2026

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Laboratory Startups

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There are 13 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $525.9m. The average funding per company in this subset is $40.5m.

Last update to the database: Apr 21, 2026. See changelog.

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Funding Rounds

$32.0m

Money raised

Smack Technologies is a El Segundo, California-based company.

8

Funding Rounds

$100.4m

Money raised

A software-as-a-service technology company with a focus on robotic solutions for laboratories. It was founded in 2019 and is located in Menlo Park, California.

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Funding Rounds

$41.6m

Money raised

A biotechnology and industrial automation company. It was founded in 2010 and is located in San Francisco, California.

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3

Funding Rounds

$20.2m

Money raised

A women's health start-up, developing smart tampon diagnostics for reproductive health.

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15

Funding Rounds

$140.4m

Money raised

Synthace is a software company based out of London, UK, building automation software that gives biologists the ability to control and analyze the performance of lab hardware.

8

Funding Rounds

$71.3m

Money raised

Notable Labs is a company providing personalized drug combination testing service for cancer patients.

2

Funding Rounds

$49.0m

Money raised

LabConnect provides comprehensive central lab services for clinical development programs including routine and complex laboratory testing for biopharmaceutical and CRO clients.

1

Funding Rounds

$45.0m

Money raised

Transportation Research Center Inc. is a company founded in 1972.

3

Funding Rounds

$5.9m

Money raised

Lucigen is a biotechnology company offering research and testing products and services to life science professionals. The company was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin.

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Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

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Funding Rounds

$4.2m

Money raised

RJ Lee Group experts undertake failure analysis to identify the root cause at all stages of a product life cycle and provide a remedial plan of action.

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Funding Rounds

$2.4m

Money raised

BioSurplus is a company founded in 2002.

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Funding Rounds

$1.5m

Money raised

Startup that uses artificial intelligence for early cancer diagnosis based on blood tests already available in laboratories.

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