Koonkie Cloud Services

What Koonkie Cloud Services does

Koonkie Cloud Services (operating as Koonkie) is a computational intelligence company founded in 2016 that designs bioinformatics tools and services to process large microbiome and genomic data sets. Headquartered in Vancouver with a U.S. operating entity (Koonkie Inc.), the company serves enterprise, academic, and government clients in mining, healthcare, agriculture, environmental science, and astrobiology. Koonkie's core technology stack combines DNA sequencing modalities — SSU rRNA amplicon sequencing, whole genome shotgun sequencing, and transcriptomics — with proprietary computational pipelines for microbial community analysis and metabolic pathway prediction.

The company's product portfolio includes the Mining Microbiome Analytics Platform (M-MAP), developed with Rio Tinto, Teck Resources, and Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster; GutCyc, a pathway genome database co-developed with Stanford and SRI International; the free Microcosmos educational mobile app launched in October 2023; and environmental DNA (eDNA) biodiversity monitoring services. Specialized service offerings include mine-site microbial inventories for bioremediation and metal recovery, a HIPAA-compliant breast cancer biomarker detection tool built on Illumina Connected Analytics, and a wine yeast strain sequencing program with UBC's Wine Research Institute. Koonkie holds multiple microbiome therapeutics patents and is an Illumina Certified and Preferred Bioinformatics Provider.

Koonkie generates revenue through professional services engagements (custom bioinformatics consulting, pipeline development, statistical analysis, and data visualization) and ancillary offerings including Post-Doc on Call advisory mentorship and bookable workshops and speaking events. Pricing is fully quote-based with a freemium 30-minute Calendly consultation entry point and multi-year contract capability. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales combined with event-driven demand generation at industry conferences, supplemented by content marketing, case studies, and academic partnerships. Customer mix spans large mining operators (Rio Tinto, Teck), hospitals and research institutes (BC Children's Hospital, UBC, Georgetown, Stanford/SRI, NASA, SETI), and agriculture/wine clients. No external venture capital or private equity funding is disclosed; the firm appears primarily bootstrapped and grant-funded through consortium partners.

Name

Koonkie Cloud Services

Legal name

Koonkie Inc.

Website

https://koonkie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Koonkie Cloud Services is a Vancouver-based bioinformatics consulting firm that builds DNA sequencing pipelines and analytics platforms — including the M-MAP mining platform and GutCyc microbiome database — for enterprise, academic, and government clients in mining, healthcare, agriculture, and environmental science.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bioinformatics Services

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Microbiome Analytics, Sequencing & Bioinformatics Platforms (HLAAAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bioinformatics, Multi-Omics Data Analysis & Interpretation Services (HLAGANAI), Microbiome & Metagenomics Services (HLAGANAH), Scientific Data Management & Data Platforms (SDMS/Data Lakehouse for R&D) (HLAGAJAC)

Keywords

• Bioinformatics consulting services
• Microbiome data analysis
• DNA sequencing services
• Computational genomics platform
• Microbial community analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Bioinformatics Consulting Services: Professional consulting services offering data processing, interpretation, visualization tools, and custom cloud services for industry and academic clients. Services include SSU rRNA analysis, whole genome sequencing, statistical analysis, pipeline building, and data visualization.
2. Post-Doc on Call (Advisory Services): Mentorship and guidance program from senior Koonkie team members providing professional advising and scholarly guidance for graduate students, seasoned scientists, and project teams looking to upskill or benefit from expert guidance.
3. Custom Bioinformatics Solutions: Tailor-made software solutions and custom bioinformatics tools for specific client challenges. Includes pipeline building, cloud infrastructure setup, and software development for specialized bioinformatic needs.
4. Workshop and Speaking Services: Workshops and presentations at conferences, corporate events, and public seminars on topics including processing SSU amplicon, whole genome shotgun sequencing, data visualization, and cloud usage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Koonkie Cloud Services is a bioinformatics consulting company that designs computational tools and services to process large microbiome data sets. It delivers SSU rRNA analysis, whole genome sequencing, transcriptomics, statistical analysis, pipeline building, data visualization, cloud infrastructure setup, and custom software development for industry and academic clients in mining, healthcare, agriculture, and environmental science.

Product overview

Koonkie Cloud Services is a bioinformatics consulting company that offers a portfolio of services and products centered around microbial DNA analysis and genomics. The core offering is Consulting Services, which provides SSU rRNA analysis, whole genome sequencing, statistical analysis, transcriptomics, pipeline building, data visualization, cloud infrastructure, and custom bioinformatics solutions. Supporting service modules include Post-Doc on Call for mentorship, Workshops & Events for training, and Bespoke Genomics for customized projects. The product portfolio includes the Microcosmos App (free educational tool), GutCyc software pipeline for microbiome analysis, and the Mining Microbiome Analytics Platform (M-MAP) developed with industry partners. Specialized offerings include eDNA biodiversity monitoring, mine site microbial remediation services, and healthcare tools like the breast cancer biomarker detection platform built on Illumina Connected Analytics. Koonkie operates across mining, environmental, health, and agriculture sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• M-MAP (Mining Microbiome Analytics Platform): An online platform accelerating microbial solutions for mining challenges, developed in partnership with Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster.
• Microcosmos App
• Post-Doc on Call
• GutCyc

Products and services

• Consulting Services Comprehensive bioinformatics consulting offering SSU rRNA analysis, whole genome sequencing, statistical analysis, transcriptomics, pipeline building, data visualization, cloud infrastructure, software development, and custom bioinformatics solutions for industry and academic clients.
• Post-Doc on Call (Advising) Professional mentorship and scholarly guidance from senior Koonkie team members, providing personalized support for graduate students and scientists looking to upskill or execute bioinformatics projects.
• Workshops & Events Interactive and customizable workshops covering SSU amplicon processing (16S, 18S, ITS), whole genome shotgun sequencing, data visualization, cloud usage, and pipeline creation, plus speaking engagements at conferences, corporate events, and public seminars.
• Microcosmos App A free mobile application that makes genomics accessible by telling stories about how four letters form the building blocks of all life, bridging art and science through an engaging educational platform for general audiences.
• GutCyc A software pipeline and collection of pathway genome databases that transforms microbiome data into consistent annotations and metabolic pathway predictions, enabling analysis of differences in microbial communities between health and disease states.
• Mining Microbiome Analytics Platform (M-MAP) An online platform developed with consortium partners (Teck Resources, Rio Tinto) that extracts key information about microbial communities from mining environments to accelerate microbial solutions for mining challenges.
• Environmental DNA (eDNA) Biodiversity Monitoring DNA-based biodiversity monitoring services that detect genetic material shed into the environment by plants, wildlife, fish, insects, and microbes, providing comprehensive ecosystem assessment from water, soil, or air samples.
• Mine Site Microbes for Remediation and Metal Recovery Microbial inventory services using advanced DNA sequencing and computation to identify native microbes with potential for biomining, bioremediation, tailings stabilization, and metal recovery at mining sites.
• Breast Cancer Biomarker Detection Tool A diagnostic tool created using Illumina Connected Analytics platform for running cancer detection pipelines, certified with Illumina and serving as a preferred bioinformatics provider for a Canadian hospital.
• Bespoke Genomics Customized genomics services tailored to specific client needs across sectors including mining, agriculture, health, and environmental monitoring.

Quantifiable outcome

• Identified 1,600+ microbial genomes from mine site samples with potential for biomining applications
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major, notable and minor.

• Rio TintocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary consortium partner in the Mining Microbiome Analytics Platform (M-MAP) development. Koonkie works with Rio Tinto to identify native microbes at mine sites for biomining applications, tailings stabilization, and environmental remediation. Case study involved profiling hundreds of samples at an active Rio Tinto copper mine, identifying 33 microbial candidates for biotechnological development.
• Teck ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerM-MAP consortium partner collaborating on microbial solutions for mining challenges. Partnership supported by Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster.
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPioneering partnership to explore microbial life in extreme environments relevant to extraterrestrial life. Work includes studying Lake Untersee in Antarctica as an analog to space environments, and Hawaiian lava tubes as analogs for Mars. Discovery of methanogenic archaea has implications for search for life beyond Earth.
• Stanford UniversitycoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration on GutCyc development with Stanford Research Institute (SRI International). Dr. Ron Caspi, head curator of MetaCyc database, contributes expertise in biochemical data integration.
• Georgetown UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on Hawaiian lava tube microbial communities. Joint work resulted in discovery of new genus Siliceabacter maunaloa with implications for Mars exploration.
• Genome BCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch funding partner supporting microbiome research initiatives including the Giant Mining Microbiome project and Nice Genes Podcast collaboration.
• IlluminacoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified and preferred bioinformatics provider using Illumina Connected Analytics platform. Creates diagnostic tools for cancer detection and other healthcare applications on Illumina's platform.
• BC Children's HospitalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on the CHILD Health Project studying gut fungi in infants and their influence on immune system development and allergy prediction.
• Wine Research Institute at University of British ColumbiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to sequence and analyze Canadian wine yeast strains from Okanagan Valley vineyards. Identified four distinct yeast lineages including an exclusive new clade for Pacific West Coast wines.
• SETI InstitutenotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on astrobiology research related to extremophile microbial communities and implications for extraterrestrial life detection.
• University of AlbertanotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on ocean science project studying microbial communities in oceanic oxygen minimum zones.
• BGC EngineeringnotableImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consulting partnership supporting mining microbiome analytics and remediation projects.
• Mining Microbiome Analytics Platform (M-MAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium-led online platform accelerating development of microbial solutions for mining. Largest investment in planned natural resource genomic bioinformatics in sector history.
• nPhylanotableTechnology or IntegrationMining technology partner enhanced by DNA data for microbiome analysis applications.
• Center for Excellence in Mining InnovationnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting mining innovation and commercialization in Canada.
• Global Indigenous Development TrustnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Critical Relationships benchmark for ecological and Indigenous excellence.
• North CoalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoal company partnership for potential microbiome analytics applications in mining operations.
• BAIE Minerals IncminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinerals company partnership for microbiome analysis applications.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DNAnexus: Cloud-based bioinformatics and genomics data platform serving pharma, clinical, and research customers. Like Koonkie, DNAnexus delivers managed environments and pipelines for large-scale sequencing data, but at a larger enterprise scale with a more productized SaaS model.
• Eagle Genomics: Microbiome and life sciences informatics platform applying AI to genomic and microbiome data for enterprise R&D. Closely comparable to Koonkie's cross-vertical microbiome analytics approach, with similar mining, consumer goods, and healthcare use cases.
• Velsera (formerly Seven Bridges): Bioinformatics platform and analytics services for genomics, transcriptomics, and multi-omics research. Provides both cloud infrastructure and pipeline services similar to Koonkie's GutCyc and consulting offerings, with a comparable mix of platform + services.
• CosmosID: Microbiome analytics company providing genomic and metagenomic identification services and software for industrial and clinical microbiome applications. Direct overlap with Koonkie's microbial identification and pathway analysis capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• QIAGEN Digital Insights (formerly QDI / QIAGEN Bioinformatics): Large established bioinformatics portfolio offering genomic variant interpretation, microbiome, and pathway analysis tools as part of QIAGEN's broader life sciences portfolio. Comparable bioinformatics capabilities, but embedded within a much larger tools-and-consumables franchise.
• Illumina BaseSpace / Connected Analytics: Illumina's own cloud informatics platform on which Koonkie is a certified preferred provider. Represents both an ecosystem dependency and the dominant incumbent Koonkie competes against for hospital and academic bioinformatics workloads.
• Strand Life Sciences: Bioinformatics and clinical diagnostics company offering genomic data analysis, variant interpretation, and software for research and clinical markets. Overlaps with Koonkie on bioinformatics services and software for life sciences customers.
• Bio-Techne: Large life sciences tools and informatics provider covering reagents, proteomics, and analytical software. Tangentially comparable as a broader player in life science data and analytics that Koonkie competes with for bioinformatics budget at research institutions.

Emerging players

• Basepair: On-demand bioinformatics services platform offering NGS analysis pipelines for academic and clinical research. Comparable to Koonkie's pipeline-building consulting, with a more productized SaaS-style delivery model.
• Second Genome (now part of The Microsetta Initiative): Microbiome-focused drug discovery and analytics company. Comparable to Koonkie's GutCyc-related work on gut microbiome, IBD, and metabolic disease, though Second Genome leans further into therapeutics development.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KoonkieInc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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