Bartholomew Canton

Founder at GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS, INC.

Net worth: 30 M $ as of 2026-09-29

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Bartholomew Canton is the founder of Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc., founded in 2008, holding the title of Chief Technology Officer since 2008.
Dr. Canton was the founder of Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., founded in 2008, and held the title of Chief Technology Officer & Secretary.
Dr. Canton earned a doctorate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a graduate degree from University College Dublin.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS, INC. 21.91%	2026-04-14	2,013,885 ( 21.91% )	26 M $	2026-09-29
GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS, INC. CLASS A 0.61%	2026-07-27	338,568 ( 0.61% )	4 M $	2026-09-29

Bartholomew Canton active positions

Companies	Position	Start
GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS, INC.	Founder	2007-12-31

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Companies	Position	End
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Builds autonomous labs to accelerate R&D in biotechnology	Founder	-

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Private companies	4
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a College/University	Finance
University College Dublin University College Dublin Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Builds autonomous labs to accelerate R&D in biotechnology	Commercial Services
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Develops biological engineering products and custom microbes	Health Services