# Colossal Biosciences

three living dire wolves (Romulus, Remus, Khaleesi) edited from gray wolves; mammoth program (~85 elephant-gene edits, 2028 birth target), thylacine, dodo and bluebuck programs; Colossal BioVault and World Preservation Lab for genetic-material storage.


Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/colossal-biosciences/
Updated: 2026-06-24

- Country: United States

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | $615M total raised capital | https://colossal.com/colossal-biosciences-615m-de-extinction-lab-tour/ |
| Production site | 55,000-square-foot headquarters and laboratory in Dallas, Texas | https://colossal.com/inside-colossal-biosciences-dallas-hq-the-science-behind-the-woolly-mammoth-revival/, https://www.dmagazine.com/business-economy/2026/02/first-look-colossal-hq/ |
| Production site | 2,000-acre ecological preserve for dire wolves at an undisclosed location in the United States | https://colossal.com/colossal-biosciences-dire-wolf-de-extinction/, https://colossal.com/inside-colossal-biosciences-dallas-hq-the-science-behind-the-woolly-mammoth-revival/ |
| Certification | American Humane Certification for dire wolf facility and research protocols | https://colossal.com/colossal-biosciences-ethics-oversight-safeguards/, https://colossal.com/direwolf/ |
| Regulatory approval | USDA Animal Welfare Act compliance and registration | https://colossal.com/colossal-biosciences-ethics-oversight-safeguards/ |
| Headcount | 266 employees as of July 20, 2026 | https://www.tipranks.com/private-companies/colossal-biosciences |
| Revenue | Company started generating revenue over the last year (as of July 2026) [medium confidence] | https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/colossal-biosciences-reportedly-in-talks-to-raise-new-capital-at-20b-30b-valuation/ |
| Revenue | $27.5M in 2024 revenue [medium confidence] | https://www.upmarket.co/private-markets/pre-ipo/colossal-laboratories-biosciences/ |
| Capacity | Somatic cell nuclear transfer lab performs 200 to 300 cellular transfers per day | https://colossal.com/inside-colossal-biosciences-dallas-hq-the-science-behind-the-woolly-mammoth-revival/, https://www.dmagazine.com/business-economy/2026/02/first-look-colossal-hq/ |

Independent sources: dmagazine.com, techcrunch.com, tipranks.com, upmarket.co

## Technologies

- [De-extinction & conservation biotech](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/de-extinction-conservation-biotech/)