Nebula Genomics


Nebula Genomics is a personal genomics company based in San Francisco, California. It offers a whole-genome sequencing service.

History

Nebula Genomics was co-founded in 2018 by George Church, geneticist at Harvard Medical School. In August 2018, Nebula Genomics announced a seed funding round of $4.3 million led by Khosla Ventures. In September 2019, the company launched the first anonymous genetic testing service. In February 2020, Nebula Genomics began offering high-coverage whole-genome sequencing for $299 internationally. The service also requires a subscription to Nebula Explore.

Technology

Nebula Genomics develops technologies to enable controllable, transparent and secure genomic data sharing. It is also developing approaches for privacy-preserving analysis of genomic datasets.

Awards

In 2019, Nebula Genomics won the “Best-in-Show” award at the SXSW Pitch competition, part of the South by Southwest festival.