Caelum Health YC Application

Summer 2017Inactive

Caelum Health went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 batch as a Healthcare company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Summer 2017
Industry: HealthcareConsumer Health and Wellness
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2017

Founders

Lauren Kelley-ChewFounder
Luke Kelley-ChewFounder

What Caelum Health does

Caelum Health treats chronic digestive diseases with digital therapeutics. They are a Y Combinator-backed healthcare startup building the first clinically-proven digital treatment for digestive health and IBS. They believe your healthcare should be personalized and data-driven -- cutting-edge science, top physicians, and expert coaching, all wrapped up in a treatment plan built just for your body.

Caelum Health's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Caelum Health, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Caelum Health

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Replacing drugs with software for digestive health

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We are building a digital therapeutic specifically for chronic digestive diseases like IBS. Our product combines clinical science, expert coaching, and personalized data to create treatment plans tailored to each patient's unique body. It replaces traditional drug treatments with software that guides behavior to improve digestive health.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live in San Francisco, CA and the company is based here as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has a strong healthcare startup scene and access to expert physicians and researchers, which is critical for developing a clinically-backed digital therapeutic.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Caelum Health YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Caelum Health's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Caelum Health would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.