Emily Leproust, Founder of Twist Bioscience

About Emily Leproust

Emily Leproust is the chief executive officer of Twist Bioscience, a company focused on synthetic DNA. Twist Bioscience has developed a proprietary semiconductor-based synthetic DNA manufacturing process featuring a 10,000-well silicon platform. Since its founding in 2013, the company has raised a total of $82.1 million as of June 2015, with investors including Illumina, Fidelity Management, and ARCH Venture Partners.

Emily Leproust at a glance

• Company: Twist Bioscience
• Total raised: $82M
• Latest round: Series C
• Investors: Illumina, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Foresite Capital Management LLC, Tao Invest, ARCH Venture Partners, Paladin Capital Group
• Location: South San Francisco, CA

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