OpenTrons Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2014

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 205

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series E

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $40M

  • Investors
  • 25

OpenTrons General Information

Description

Manufacturer of laboratory automation robots designed to automate repetitive liquid handling tasks. The company offers modular liquid-handling robots featuring swappable pipettes, integrated plate grippers, on-deck thermocyclers, heater-shakers, and magnetic plates, enabling life sciences researchers and laboratories to increase experimental throughput and ensure research reproducibility.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 45-18 Court Square West, Long Island City
  • Third Floor
  • New York, NY 11101
  • United States
+1 (646)
Corporate Office
  • 45-18 Court Square West, Long Island City
  • Third Floor
  • New York, NY 11101
  • United States
+1 (646)

OpenTrons Timeline

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OpenTrons Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
13. Later Stage VC (Series E) 29-Oct-2026 $40M Completed Generating Revenue
12. Later Stage VC (Series D) 05-Dec-2025 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Debt - General Completed Generating Revenue
10. Secondary Transaction - Private 12-Dec-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Later Stage VC (Series C1) 23-Sep-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Later Stage VC (Series B) 26-Oct-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Accelerator/Incubator Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC (Series A) 16-Aug-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Early Stage VC 07-Mar-2017 $7.15M $10.7M Completed Generating Revenue
4. Early Stage VC 01-Apr-2016 $3.4M $3.54M Completed Generating Revenue
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OpenTrons Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Series C1'
Series E
Series D-1
Series D
Series C-3
Series C-2
Series C-1
Series B3
Series B2 6,393,538 $0.000010 $0.22 $0.22 1x $0.22 0.68%
Series B1 45,649,560 $0.000010 $0.32 $0.32 1x $0.32 4.88%
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OpenTrons Comparisons

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Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
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Manufacturer of laboratory automation robots designed to automate repetitive liquid handling tasks. The company offers m
Other Devices and Supplies
New York, NY
205 As of 2025

Beverly, MA
 

San Jose, CA
 
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OpenTrons Competitors (6)

One of OpenTrons’s 6 competitors is HighRes, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Beverly, MA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
HighRes Formerly VC-backed Beverly, MA
BioNex Solutions Formerly VC-backed San Jose, CA
Hudson Robotics Private Equity-Backed New Providence, NJ
BlueBotics Formerly PE-Backed Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland
Rethink Robotics Formerly VC-backed Hebron, KY
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OpenTrons Patents

OpenTrons Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
WO-2026161746-A1 Equipment handling module mounting to liquid handling system Pending 24-Jan-2025
WO-2026161732-A1 Labware equipment handling system Pending 24-Jan-2025
WO-2026161741-A1 Sensor systems for liquid handling systems Pending 24-Jan-2025
WO-2026161736-A1 Spring-loaded lead screw positioning system Pending 24-Jan-2025
US-20260202431-A1 Surface detection calibration system and method Pending 13-Jan-2025 G01N35/00693
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OpenTrons Investors (25)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Avego Management PE/Buyout Minority
BroadOak Capital Partners Growth/Expansion Minority
Angel (individual) Minority
EQUIAM Venture Capital Minority
Future Ventures (San Francisco) Venture Capital Minority
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OpenTrons Acquisitions (2)

OpenTrons’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Zenith AI (N.I.). The deal was made on 29-Jun-2021.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Zenith AI (N.I.) 29-Jun-2021 Merger/Acquisition IT Consulting and Outsourcing
Neochromosome 01-Mar-2021 Merger/Acquisition Biotechnology
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OpenTrons Affiliates

Subsidiaries (1)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Neochromosome New York, NY 2015

OpenTrons FAQs

  • When was OpenTrons founded?

    OpenTrons was founded in 2014.

  • Where is OpenTrons headquartered?

    OpenTrons is headquartered in New York, NY.

  • What is the size of OpenTrons?

    OpenTrons has 205 total employees.

  • What industry is OpenTrons in?

    OpenTrons’s primary industry is Other Devices and Supplies.

  • Is OpenTrons a private or public company?

    OpenTrons is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of OpenTrons?

    The current valuation of OpenTrons is .

  • What is OpenTrons’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for OpenTrons is .

  • How much funding has OpenTrons raised over time?

    OpenTrons has raised $369M.

  • Who are OpenTrons’s investors?

    Avego Management, BroadOak Capital Partners, , EQUIAM, and Future Ventures (San Francisco) are 5 of 25 investors who have invested in OpenTrons.

  • Who are OpenTrons’s competitors?

    HighRes, BioNex Solutions, Hudson Robotics, BlueBotics, and Rethink Robotics are some of the 6 competitors of OpenTrons.

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