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Ardra Bio: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Ardra is a startup based on technology developed at the University of Toronto. Their technology uses model-guided metabolic engineering and synthetic biology to develop biocatalysts for the production of specialty chemicals from renewable resources. Their current target is the cosmetics industry, which uses $2.6 billion worth of petroleum chemicals in a variety of products.

www.ardrabio.com LinkedIn Toronto, Canada 1-10 employees
Biotechnology Chemical Cosmetic Surgery
Total raised
$150k
Rounds
2
Latest
Undisclosed round
Jun 2023

Ardra Bio has raised $150k across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round announced in Jun 2023.

Ardra Bio Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$150k
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
1 with no disclosed amount
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
Jun 2023
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada

Latest funding round on record: Jun 2023.

Ardra Bio Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
Undisclosed
Grant
$150k

1 of 2 rounds was announced without a disclosed amount and is excluded from the total.

Ardra Bio raised $150k in a Grant announced in May 2022.

1.1 years later, an undisclosed round was announced in Jun 2023 with no disclosed amount.

Ardra Bio Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Pratish Gawand
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Ardra Bio team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Ardra Bio Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
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Median round
4,185
$8.1M
3,107
$2.2M

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Ardra Bio Funding FAQs

What does Ardra Bio do?

Ardra is a startup based on technology developed at the University of Toronto. Their technology uses model-guided metabolic engineering and synthetic biology to develop biocatalysts for the production of specialty chemicals from renewable resources. Their current target is the cosmetics industry, which uses $2.6 billion worth of petroleum chemicals in a variety of products.

How much funding has Ardra Bio raised?

Ardra Bio has raised $150k across 2 rounds on record.

When did Ardra Bio last raise funding?

Ardra Bio's most recent funding round on record was announced in Jun 2023. The amount was not disclosed.

Who founded Ardra Bio?

FundedIQ lists Pratish Gawand (Founder) at Ardra Bio.

Where is Ardra Bio headquartered?

Ardra Bio is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

How many employees does Ardra Bio have?

Ardra Bio is in the 1-10 employee band.

About FundedIQ's Ardra Bio Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Ardra Bio is left off this page rather than filled in.

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