Fluorofinder

What Fluorofinder does

FluoroFinder is a Broomfield, Colorado-based SaaS company that provides a cloud-based experiment design platform for fluorescence-based life science research, primarily flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy. The platform aggregates a comprehensive reagent and instrument database — covering 3+ million products from 78-90+ suppliers and 1,300+ fluorophore spectral profiles — and combines it with instrument-specific laser and filter configurations to let researchers design multi-color panels, search across suppliers, and visualize spectral spillover. Core products include the Flow Cytometry Panel Builder, the Spectra Viewer (covering conventional flow cytometry, spectral flow cytometry, microscopy, and autofluorescence), a Product/Antibody Search tool, and the Dye Directory; supporting modules include a Cell Types Tool, an OMIPs validated-panels repository, instrument/cytometer and microscope directories, an inventory management feature, groups and collaboration tools, and eLearning resources. In 2024 the company launched IntelliPanel, an AI-enabled automated panel design feature that recommends optimal fluorophore and antibody combinations to minimize spectral spillover.

FluoroFinder generates revenue through tiered subscriptions: a free tier for basic access, a Plus tier at $67/month (billed annually) or $100/month (monthly) that unlocks IntelliPanel, inventory tracking, collaboration, and eLearning, and Group/Enterprise tiers with sitewide licensing, admin dashboards, dedicated onboarding, and custom pricing. The go-to-market combines a product-led growth / freemium motion for individual researchers with sales-assisted enterprise engagement for institutions and pharmaceutical companies, supplemented by content marketing, SEO, on-demand webinars, and virtual demos. Customers include a long tail of academic and clinical researchers (Johns Hopkins, University of Florida, Aarhus University Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Loyola University) alongside enterprise pharmaceutical and biotech users (Pfizer, Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AbbVie, Regeneron, Janssen, Takeda).

The company was founded in 2008, operates as FluoroFinder, LLC with 11-50 employees, and has raised approximately $4.67M in disclosed funding across a 2014 round, a 2016 round, and a 2021 Advanced Industries Accelerator grant. It has no disclosed institutional venture capital or private equity backing, and ownership appears to remain with founder/CEO Daren Young.

Name

Fluorofinder

Legal name

FluoroFinder, LLC

Website

https://fluorofinder.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FluoroFinder provides a cloud-based SaaS platform for designing flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy experiments, aggregating 3+ million reagents from 78-90+ suppliers. It serves academic researchers, core facilities, and pharmaceutical/biotech companies via a freemium-to-enterprise subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Life Sciences Software / Flow Cytometry Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Platforms for Drug Discovery & Experiment Optimization (HLAGAJAO)

Keywords

• Flow cytometry software
• Fluorescence experiment design
• Antibody search platform
• Spectral panel builder
• Reagent database software

Headquarters

HQ city

Broomfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription SaaS (Platform Access): Tiered subscription model offering platform access with tiered features: Free tier for basic tools, Plus tier ($67-100/month) for advanced automation and collaboration, and Group/Enterprise tiers for institution-wide licensing with custom pricing.
2. Professional Services: Training, onboarding, and dedicated support services for enterprise and institutional customers, including eLearning modules and virtual demos.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FluoroFinder provides a cloud-based SaaS platform for designing and optimizing fluorescence-based experiments, primarily flow cytometry panels and fluorescence microscopy experiments. The platform aggregates over 3 million products from 78-90+ life science reagent suppliers and uses an AI-enabled algorithm (IntelliPanel) to analyze millions of marker and fluorophore combinations to recommend optimal reagent selections that minimize spectral spillover. It is delivered via tiered subscriptions (Free, Plus at $67/month, and Group/Enterprise licensing) to academic researchers, core facilities, and pharmaceutical/biotech organizations globally.

Product overview

FluoroFinder is a unified cloud-based experiment design platform for fluorescence-based techniques, primarily focused on flow cytometry and microscopy. The core portfolio consists of the Flow Cytometry Panel Builder (including IntelliPanel AI-powered automated design), the Spectra Viewer (covering conventional, spectral, and microscopy modes), Product Search/Antibody Search, and the Dye Directory. Supporting modules include a Cell Types Tool for cellular ontology, OMIPs validated panels, an Instrument/Cytometer directory, a Microscopes database, eLearning/training resources, and Groups/Collaboration tools. The platform integrates reagents from 78-90+ suppliers (3+ million products) into a single design environment. Products are delivered via tiered subscriptions (Free, Plus at $67/month, and Group/Enterprise plans).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IntelliPanel: AI-enabled automated flow cytometry panel design tool that optimizes panels to minimize spillover.
• Spectra Viewer

Products and services

• IntelliPanel Automated Panel Design AI-powered automated panel design tool that analyzes experimental parameters and recommends optimal fluorophores and antibodies to minimize spectral spillover, integrated with the user's lab configuration and instrument settings. Available as part of the Plus subscription tier.
• Flow Cytometry Panel Builder Interactive tool for designing multi-color flow cytometry panels with preloaded instrument configurations, integrated antibody database, and real-time spillover visualization.
• Spectra Viewer Interactive platform for viewing and comparing spectral properties of over 1,000 dyes from all suppliers alongside instrument-specific laser and filter configurations. Available for conventional flow cytometry, spectral flow cytometry, microscopy, and autofluorescence analysis.
• Antibody Search / Product Search Search tool providing access to over 3 million products from 90+ suppliers for finding available antibodies and reagents matching experimental requirements.
• Dye Directory / Fluorescent Dye Database Comprehensive database of fluorescent dyes with information on excitation/emission characteristics, optimal laser and filter sets, common applications, and brightness scores.
• Flow Cytometry Training / eLearning Educational resources and training videos for flow cytometry techniques, powered by third-party provider Work-Flow, available as part of the Plus subscription.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves weeks of accumulated time chasing down antibody availability
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BiolegendcoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor antibody and reagent supplier integrated into FluoroFinder's product database, providing researchers access to Biolegend's catalog of flow cytometry antibodies within the platform's panel design and search tools.
• BD BiosciencescoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading flow cytometry instrumentation and reagent company whose products are included in FluoroFinder's multi-supplier database, enabling BD-specific panel optimization.
• Thermo Fisher ScientificcoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor life science supplier integrated into the platform, providing flow cytometry antibodies and reagents alongside instrument configuration data for Thermo Fisher flow cytometers.
• Beckman Coulter (Danaher)coreTechnology or IntegrationFlow cytometry instrumentation provider whose cytometer configurations and reagents are integrated into FluoroFinder's platform for instrument-specific panel design.
• Miltenyi BioteccoreTechnology or IntegrationCell separation and flow cytometry reagent supplier integrated into FluoroFinder's database for magnetic cell isolation and immunophenotyping panel design.
• Bio-Rad LaboratoriescoreTechnology or IntegrationLife science supplier providing antibodies and flow cytometry reagents integrated into FluoroFinder's multi-supplier product search and panel builder.
• Sony BiotechnologycoreTechnology or IntegrationFlow cytometry instrumentation provider integrated into the platform's instrument configuration database, enabling panel design optimized for Sony cytometers.
• Cell Signaling TechnologycoreTechnology or IntegrationAntibody supplier specializing in cell signaling products integrated into FluoroFinder's reagent database for flow cytometry and microscopy applications.
• Jackson ImmunoResearchcoreTechnology or IntegrationSecondary antibody supplier integrated into the platform, providing extensive catalog of conjugated antibodies for flow cytometry panel design.
• BiotiumcoreTechnology or IntegrationFluorescent dye and reagent supplier whose products are included in FluoroFinder's comprehensive dye directory and reagent search capabilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FlowJo (BD Life Sciences): FlowJo is the dominant flow cytometry analysis software (post-acquisition by BD), and BD itself is one of FluoroFinder's supplier partners. Both compete for the flow cytometry researcher's workflow seat — FlowJo at the analysis stage, FluoroFinder at the design stage — making it the closest direct competitor.
• Cytobank (Beckman Coulter / Danaher): Cytobank is a cloud-based flow cytometry analysis platform now part of Danaher's Beckman Coulter. It overlaps with FluoroFinder on the cloud-based flow cytometry research workflow and shares the same major instrument partner ecosystem.
• FCS Express: FCS Express (De Novo Software) is a flow cytometry analysis platform with clinical and research editions, sharing the same end-user researcher persona as FluoroFinder and competing for institutional site-wide licenses.

Broad incumbents

• BioLegend Flow Panel Builder: BioLegend (acquired by PerkinElmer/Revvity) is one of FluoroFinder's most prominent supplier partners AND operates its own antibody/panel search tools. As an incumbent reagent supplier with bundled panel-design functionality, it represents the canonical 'supplier-built' alternative FluoroFinder displaces.
• Benchling: Benchling is the leading life sciences R&D cloud platform spanning ELN, molecular biology, and registry workflows for pharma R&D. Its broader lab informatics scope overlaps with FluoroFinder's enterprise pharma/biotech buyer base at the discovery-research stage.
• Dotmatics: Dotmatics provides a broad scientific R&D platform (including antibody discovery, ELN, and screening informatics) used by most top-20 pharma companies. Its end-to-end R&D scope competes for the same pharma IT budgets that fund FluoroFinder's enterprise tier.

Emerging players

• Cell Signaling Technology (CST) Tools: CST is an antibody/reagent supplier that provides its own antibody search and validation tools. As a FluoroFinder supplier partner with parallel in-house research tools, it represents a similar bundling risk to BioLegend's.
• LabKey: LabKey provides open-source scientific data management and lab informatics platforms used in translational and clinical research. It competes for institutional informatics budgets in academic medical centers that also evaluate FluoroFinder.
• SnapGene: SnapGene is a privately held molecular biology software company serving life sciences researchers with similar desktop/SaaS distribution and academic-pharma customer mix. While focused on cloning/molecular biology, the underlying GTM and customer base are highly comparable.
• Geneious: Geneious (Biomatters) is a life science software suite for molecular biology and sequence analysis. Its subscription SaaS model targeting academic and pharma researchers is structurally similar to FluoroFinder Plus/Enterprise tiers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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