BioCompute Moves to San Francisco After Raising ₹5 Crore for DNA Data Storage Chips
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Updated · Moneycontrol · Jun 22
BioCompute Moves to San Francisco After Raising ₹5 Crore for DNA Data Storage Chips
1 articles · Updated · Moneycontrol · Jun 22
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24-year-old founder Anagha Rajesh said BioCompute is leaving India for San Francisco as it shifts from prototype work to building its first DNA data storage chips and taking them to customers.
More than ₹5 crore and two years of work helped the startup build an end-to-end prototype in India, but Rajesh said the next phase needs an ecosystem willing to back high-risk deep-tech bets.
San Francisco offered that support, she said, with investors and peers focused less on near-term revenue and more on what BioCompute needs to pursue its long-term vision.
The move also means dismantling its Bengaluru base: Rajesh said parting with her team was one of her hardest founder decisions, and she has already listed office equipment and chemicals for sale.
The relocation adds to debate over India’s deep-tech gap, with supporters arguing the constraint is not talent but capital and ecosystem readiness for frontier hardware ventures.