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Mandrake Bio raises ₹16 crore for AI-designed

2026-07-16 — The Bengaluru-based startup closed a round co-led by Activate and Antler India to apply generative AI to programmable gene-editing enzymes.

Mandrake Bio raises ₹16 crore for AI-designed

Bengaluru-based Mandrake Bio has raised ₹16 crore in a round co-led by Activate and Antler India, with participation from Spectrum Impact, DeVC and angel investors.

The company applies generative AI to the design of programmable gene-editing enzymes, with applications in crop improvement as well as medicine.

Mandrake Bio raises ₹16 crore for AI-designed gene-editing enzymes

The Bengaluru-based startup closed a round co-led by Activate and Antler India to apply generative AI to programmable gene-editing enzymes.

By Dirk Vandenhirtz

· AgTech AI · India · 2 min

Bengaluru-based Mandrake Bio has raised ₹16 crore in a round co-led by Activate and Antler India, with participation from Spectrum Impact, DeVC and angel investors.

The company applies generative AI to the design of programmable gene-editing enzymes, with applications in crop improvement as well as medicine.

Source: The Economic Times

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