GreenLight Biosciences Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2008

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 188

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • PE Growth

  • Financing Rounds
  • 13

  • Investments
  • 1

GreenLight Biosciences General Information

Description

Developer of cell-free bioprocessing platform designed to ensure sustainable global development with bio-processed RNA. The company engages in developing RNA products for plant and life science applications to advance crop management, plant protection, animal health, vaccine development and pandemic preparation, thereby helping to feed the world and keep it.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 200 Boston Avenue
  • Suite 2975
  • Medford, MA 02155
  • United States
+1 (919)
Primary Industry
Biotechnology
Other Industries
Other Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
Specialty Chemicals
Parent Company
SW Merger
Former Stock Listing
GRNA
Corporate Office
  • 200 Boston Avenue
  • Suite 2975
  • Medford, MA 02155
  • United States
+1 (919)

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GreenLight Biosciences Valuation & Funding

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GreenLight Biosciences Comparisons

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Developer of cell-free bioprocessing platform designed to ensure sustainable global development with bio-processed RNA.
Biotechnology
Medford, MA
188 As of 2025

Durham, NC
 

Seattle, WA
 
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GreenLight Biosciences Competitors (25)

One of GreenLight Biosciences’s 25 competitors is AgBiome, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Durham, NC.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
AgBiome Formerly VC-backed Durham, NC
Arzeda Venture Capital-Backed Seattle, WA
DMC Biotechnologies Venture Capital-Backed Boulder, CO
Geno (Biotechnology) Venture Capital-Backed San Diego, CA
Novonesis Corporation Lyngby, Denmark
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GreenLight Biosciences Patents

GreenLight Biosciences Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
EP-4504944-A2 Rna-based control of production of deoxynivalenol by fusarium Pending 06-Apr-2022
JP-2025511731-A Rna-based regulation of deoxynivalenol production by fusarium Pending 06-Apr-2022
AU-2022201684-A1 Methods and compositions for control of arthropod pests Pending 10-Mar-2022
US-20250064751-A1 Stable formulations of lipid-encapsulated rna Pending 07-Jan-2022
EP-4433604-A1 Compositions and methods for the production of allulose Pending 19-Nov-2021 C12N9/16
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GreenLight Biosciences Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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GreenLight Biosciences Acquisitions (1)

GreenLight Biosciences’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Environmental Impact Acquisition. The deal was made on 02-Feb-2022.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Environmental Impact Acquisition 02-Feb-2022 Merger/Acquisition Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)
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GreenLight Biosciences FAQs

  • When was GreenLight Biosciences founded?

    GreenLight Biosciences was founded in 2008.

  • Where is GreenLight Biosciences headquartered?

    GreenLight Biosciences is headquartered in Medford, MA.

  • What is the size of GreenLight Biosciences?

    GreenLight Biosciences has 188 total employees.

  • What industry is GreenLight Biosciences in?

    GreenLight Biosciences’s primary industry is Biotechnology.

  • Is GreenLight Biosciences a private or public company?

    GreenLight Biosciences is a Private company.

  • What is GreenLight Biosciences’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for GreenLight Biosciences is .

  • How much funding has GreenLight Biosciences raised over time?

    GreenLight Biosciences has raised $61.2M.

  • Who are GreenLight Biosciences’s investors?

    2 NRP Managers, AgFunder, Alexandria Venture Investments, BNP Paribas, and Baird Capital are 5 of 40 investors who have invested in GreenLight Biosciences.

  • Who are GreenLight Biosciences’s competitors?

    AgBiome, Arzeda, DMC Biotechnologies, Geno (Biotechnology), and Novonesis are some of the 25 competitors of GreenLight Biosciences.

  • When was GreenLight Biosciences acquired?

    GreenLight Biosciences was acquired on 26-Mar-2025.

  • Who acquired GreenLight Biosciences?

    GreenLight Biosciences was acquired by SW Merger.

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