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Overview

TrueUp
Trajectory Score
2
/100
Business
Custom microbes for industrial applications
Founded
17 years ago
2009
Employees
500
Valuation
$0.5 billion
Company type
Public$DNA

Ginkgo BioWorks is a Custom microbes for industrial applications company with 15 job openings. It is currently valued at $0.5 billion as a public company. 500 people work at Ginkgo BioWorks. The company was founded in 2009.

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Jobs

Open jobs
15
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
9
(60%)
2.
Business Operations & Program Management
2
(13%)
3.
Marketing & Growth
1
(7%)
4.
Vertical Specific
1
(7%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇺🇸 United States
15
(100%)
2.
🇺🇸 Boston
10
(67%)
3.
🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area
2
(13%)
4.
🌎 Remote
1
(7%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
9
(60%)
2.
LLM
5
(33%)
3.
AWS
3
(20%)
4.
Git
3
(20%)
5.
Kubernetes
3
(20%)

Financials

Valuation
$0.5billion
as of May 31, 2026
All-time high
$39 B
(-99%)
Revenue
$0.2billion
trailing 12mo
TrueUp
Rank
#455
Revenue growth (vs. same quarter last year)
-49.1%
TrueUp
Rank
#497
MULTIPLES
Valuation per employee
$1.0 million
Revenue per employee
$0.3 million

Culture

Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
22%
100+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Worse than 99% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Jason Kelly
22%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind

People

Employees
500
Source: Public data
Employee growth
-23.3%
past 12 months
Source: Workforce.ai
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Rankings and awards

Deloitte Technology Fast 500 logo
Deloitte Technology Fast 500
2024
Deloitte Technology Fast 500 logo
Deloitte Technology Fast 500
2023
#185
CNBC Disruptor 50 logo
CNBC Disruptor 50
2020
#44
CNBC Disruptor 50 logo
CNBC Disruptor 50
2019
#19
CNBC Disruptor 50 logo
CNBC Disruptor 50
2018
#21
CNBC Disruptor 50 logo
CNBC Disruptor 50
2017
#7
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Policies

Open jobs that are remote
7% (1 jobs)
H1B sponsorships (2025)
13
TrueUp
Rank
#479

External research

History

IPO date
Sep 17, 2021
5 years ago
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Job openings
15
Employees
500
Founded
17 years ago
Valuation
$0.5 billion
Trajectory Score
2
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Valuation
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Trajectory Score
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Job openings
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Employees
240
Founded
15 years ago
Valuation
$2.0 billion
Trajectory Score
13