What Seattle Sperm Bank does

Seattle Sperm Bank (SSB) is a privately held for-profit sperm bank and cryobank founded in 2008 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It screens, stores, and distributes donor sperm specimens, alongside offering genetic testing, genetic counseling, home insemination services, embryo and vial transfers, family planning and sibling storage, and a donor-sibling registry branded SSB Connects. The company was the first US sperm bank to specialize in Open ID donors — allowing donor-conceived individuals to request identifying information about their donor once they reach age 18 — and it maintains a catalog of over 200 carefully screened donors of diverse ethnicities and backgrounds. SSB is FDA-registered under 21 CFR Part 1271 as a Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products establishment and is state-licensed in California, Maryland, New York, Oregon, and Washington.

The company serves three primary customer segments: LGBTQ+ families (including same-sex couples pursuing conception or surrogacy), single parents by choice (notably single mothers and single fathers via surrogacy), and heterosexual couples facing male factor infertility. It also supports fertility clinics and intended parents interested in directed donation and personal sperm storage. Distribution runs through a self-serve e-commerce platform on seattlespermbank.com, phone orders with staff assistance, and direct shipping either to fertility clinics for IUI/IVF procedures or to customer homes for home insemination, including international shipping where licenses permit.

Revenue is generated through three streams: per-vial specimen sales (IUI vials at $1,695, priced 20-50% below California Cryobank and Fairfax Cryobank), a $50 monthly All-Access Pass subscription that unlocks unlimited access to detailed donor profiles (baby photos, audio interviews, extended profiles, Keirsey personality tests), and professional services including genetic counseling, donor-specific genetic testing requests, PGT-M sample requests, and patient financing. Marketing is content-led via blog, email, and social channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram), anchored by an organic-search donor search tool and the Building Your Family community platform. SSB reports headcount of 11-50 employees and no disclosed parent company, institutional investor, or funding round.

Name

Seattle Sperm Bank

Legal name

Seattle Sperm Bank

Website

https://seattlespermbank.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Seattle Sperm Bank is a Seattle-based sperm and cryobank founded in 2008 that offers Open ID donor sperm, Beacon 515 genetic screening, home insemination, and family-building services. It serves LGBTQ+ families, single parents by choice, and couples facing male factor infertility across multiple US states and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sperm Bank and Fertility Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991)

akta.pro primary industry

Cell & Tissue Banking (biobanking, cord blood/tissue) (HLAAAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fertility, Reproductive Endocrinology & IVF Centers (HLAFAJAD), Prenatal, Newborn & Reproductive Diagnostics (NIPT, IVF/PGT, newborn screening) (HLAAALAJ)

Keywords

• Sperm bank services
• Donor sperm vials
• Cryopreservation banking
• Fertility services
• Genetic screening

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Sperm Vial Sales: One-time purchase of sperm vials for IUI procedures. Customers select vial types and can order multiple units for current use and future sibling planning.
2. All-Access Donor Subscription: $50 subscription providing unlimited online access to detailed donor profiles including baby photos, audio interviews, extended profiles, and Keirsey tests. Monthly or annual subscription options.
3. Genetic Services: Genetic counseling phone consultations, request genetic testing on donors, PGT-M sample requests, and carrier screening services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Seattle Sperm Bank operates a sperm bank and cryobank that provides donated sperm specimens to intended parents and fertility clinics. Its core offering centers on a searchable database of over 200 carefully screened Open ID donors, with sperm vials sold for IUI/IVF procedures and supporting services including genetic counseling, home insemination, and family planning/sibling storage. Customers can purchase vials directly, subscribe to the All-Access Pass for detailed donor profiles, and coordinate shipping to clinics or homes.

Product overview

Seattle Sperm Bank operates as a sperm bank and cryobank offering a comprehensive suite of family-building services centered around its donor sperm catalog. The core offering includes a searchable database of over 200 Open ID donors, accessible through the All-Access Pass subscription. The product portfolio encompasses genetic services (counseling, testing, PGT-M samples), client consultation, home insemination options (self-directed and clinician-guided), embryo and vial transfers, sibling storage planning, and the SSB Connects donor sibling registry. Additional services include patient financing, carrier screening using the Beacon 515 panel, free photo matching, and directed donation/personal storage options. The company differentiates through rigorous donor screening, Open ID transparency, competitive pricing ($1,695 IUI vials), and comprehensive support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• All-Access Pass: A subscription service providing unlimited online access to detailed donor information including baby photos, audio interviews, extended profiles, and Keirsey tests.
• SSB Connects

Quantifiable outcome

• Doubled IUI success rates: from 15% average success/cycle to 30% using SSB donor sperm
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Xytex Cryo International: Long-standing sperm bank with a large donor catalog and genetic screening services, competing in the same intended-parent segment as Seattle Sperm Bank.
• Cryos International: Global sperm and egg bank with extensive donor catalog and international shipping, comparable to SSB's donor-sourcing, screening, and direct-to-clinic shipping model.
• California Cryobank: One of the largest US sperm banks, offering donor sperm, genetic screening, and storage services directly comparable to Seattle Sperm Bank's core catalog. Cited explicitly by SSB as a benchmark competitor on price.
• Fairfax Cryobank: Established US sperm bank offering donor sperm and genetic services, identified by SSB as a direct price competitor with comparable product offering and multi-state footprint.

Emerging players

• Sema4 (now GeneDx): Genetic testing and reproductive health diagnostics provider offering carrier screening analogous to SSB's Beacon 515 panel. Overlaps on the genetic-services revenue stream rather than vial distribution.

Regional players

• Genea Fertility: Australia-based fertility services group including donor programs; operates a comparable donor-sperm and cryobank model in a different geography, useful as a regional reference point.
• Seattle Reproductive Medicine: Regional fertility clinic that consumes donor sperm services; while not a sperm bank, it represents a downstream channel partner for SSB's clinic-direct shipping model in the Pacific Northwest.
• NW Cryobank: Pacific Northwest sperm bank with comparable donor-screening and vial-distribution services, overlapping SSB's geographic footprint and target customer segments.
• London Sperm Bank: UK-based donor sperm bank with donor screening and shipping services, comparable business model to SSB but operating under different regulatory regime and geography.

Broad incumbents

• Reproductive Medicine Associates (RMA): Large fertility clinic network that procures donor sperm from banks like SSB. Comparable adjacent ecosystem player linking intended parents to donor-sperm products through IVF/IUI services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/seattlesperm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seattle-sperm-bank
• Instagraminstagram.com/seattlespermbank
• Xx.com/seattlesb

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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