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Opentrons

Corporate marketlabCurated record
opentrons.com

Modular liquid-handling robots driven by OpentronsAI (AI-enabled protocol design and lab automation); no-code Protocol Designer, Python API, and open-source Protocol Library; Flex supports swappable 1-, 8-, and 96-channel pipettes; integrates into preconfigured NGS, proteomics, nucleic acid extraction, and PCR workstations.

HeadquartersLong Island City, US
Founded2013
Corporate funding$294M
Team201-500
Deployments4
Open roles3
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries C
FoundersChiu Chau (Co-founder), Nicholas Wagner (Co-founder), William Canine (Co-founder)
Regions servedNorth America, Europe, Asia Pacific
Countries deployedUS
Service footprintHQ at 45-18 Court Square West, Long Island City, NY. Ships liquid-handling robots to research labs and biopharma customers worldwide; OpentronsAI and Protocol Library available globally.
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinelab

Opentrons Flex

  • Liquid transfer range 1–1000 µL; swappable 1-, 8-, and 96-channel pipettes; smart sensors for automatic calibration and real-time positioning; Flex robot starts at $16,750

    vendor-stated Opentrons Flex pipetting robot specifications and base price (pricing effective January 2024)

    Claim source
Machinelab

OT-2

  • Personal pipetting robot for life-science labs; liquid handling 1–1000 µL; open-source Python API; first deployed in labs 2015

    vendor-stated OT-2 pipetting robot capabilities

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-09-14NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)federal agency purchase (26-471 opentrons robot for office of science and technogolog)USNot disclosedAnnouncement
2026-05-13PfizerbiopharmaUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-11-06Becton Dickinson (BD Biosciences)laboratoryUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-01-23MilliporeSigma (Merck KGaA Life Science)lab automation / assay kitsUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordSoftBank Vision Fund 2Khosla VenturesSOSVY CombinatorLerer Hippeau VenturesSands Capital
HR

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-07-11

Open roles3

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

Compliance Ready SoftwareTeam unlisted · Location unlistedCustom HardwareTeam unlisted · Location unlistedSoftwareTeam unlisted · Location unlisted
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2021-09-23Raised $200M Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2; valued at $1.8B unicorn statusBusinessWire
2020-08-01Raised $20.6M Series B to scale liquid-handling robot platformCB Insights
2015-01-01First OT-2 robots delivered to life-science labs; open-source Python API releasedOpentrons
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Source ledger

19 unique public sources

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Opentrons Flex Robot: OpentronsOpentrons · retrieved 2026-07-05
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SEC Form D — Opentrons Labworks Inc.SEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Opentrons Announces $200 Million Series C Round Led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2BusinessWire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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SEC Form D: $25,020,000 sold of $25,020,000 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
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SEC Form D: $8,731,153 sold of $9,000,000 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
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SEC Form D: $20,599,371 sold of $20,599,371 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
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SEC Form D: $2,250,000 sold of $2,250,000 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Opentrons Releases Next-Gen Lab Robot, Closes $10M Seed Funding RoundPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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SEC Form D: $7,159,685 sold of $7,159,685 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Opentrons Flex: System SpecificationsOpentrons
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Opentrons: Lab automation for biologistsOpentrons
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Purchase Order 1333MF26P0136 — OPENTRONS LABWORKS INC — $78,817USAspending.gov · retrieved 2026-10-13
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Accelerating Pfizer's Biotherapeutic Production Pipeline with AutomationOpentrons · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Becton Dickinson 8-K 2025SEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
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MilliporeSigma Partners with Opentrons Labworks, Inc., Supporting Lab of the FutureBusiness Wire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Artificial IntelligenceOpentrons
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Accelerating Drug Discovery with Automation and A.I. with UTMBOpentrons
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The DAMP Lab creates high-throughput workflows with OpentronsOpentrons
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Opentrons Financials: CB InsightsCB Insights · retrieved 2026-07-05