{"id":20527,"date":"2025-10-21T11:10:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sosv.com\/?p=20527"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:12:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:12:55","slug":"biomesense-raises-7m-to-develop-mainstream-gut-biome-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sosv.com\/biomesense-raises-7m-to-develop-mainstream-gut-biome-test\/","title":{"rendered":"BiomeSense Raises $7M to Develop Mainstream Gut Biome Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biomesense.com\/\">BiomeSense<\/a>, a SOSV portfolio company and IndieBio graduate, announced a $7M oversubscribed round, led by Bluestein Ventures with participation from Labcorp Venture Fund, Emil Capital, Shorewind Capital, and OceanM19.<br><br>This new investment accelerates their mission <strong>to build the first AI-powered intelligence platform for the gut microbiome<\/strong> \u2014 integrating their GutLab \u201csmart bathroom\u201d technology with the MetaBiome AI bioinformatics platform to enable continuous, standardized microbiome monitoring and analysis.<br><br>Together, these tools are unlocking a new generation of microbiome-driven biomarkers and applications across precision medicine, nutrition, and consumer health.<br><br>Congrats to Founder and CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kevin-honaker-58128663\/\">Kevin Honaker<\/a> and the entire BiomeSense team! <br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BiomeSense, a SOSV portfolio company and IndieBio graduate, announced a $7M oversubscribed round, led by Bluestein Ventures with participation from Labcorp Venture Fund, Emil Capital, Shorewind Capital, and OceanM19. 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