Apply to Illumina Accelerator by Oct 1, 2022 for our 16th funding cycle in the SF Bay Area & our 6th funding cycle in Cambridge, UK!

Illumina for Startups is focused solely on creating an innovation ecosystem for the genomics industry by partnering with leading venture capital investors and entrepreneurs to create, launch, and grow genomics startups. Illumina for Startups initiatives include Illumina Accelerator, founded in 2014, and Sequoia Capital China Intelligent Healthcare Genomics Incubator, Powered by Illumina, founded in 2021.

Illumina Accelerator is a company creation engine co-located with Illumina research and development sites in San Francisco Bay Area and Cambridge, UK. Illumina Accelerator has invested in 68 genomics startups from across the globe, which have collectively raised over $1B in venture capital funding.

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