CB Therapeutics YC Application

Summer 2018Active

CB Therapeutics went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2018 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 2018
Industry: HealthcareIndustrial Bio
Team size: 18
Status: Active
Launched: 2018

Founders

Sher ButtFounder/CEO
Jacob VoganFounder

What CB Therapeutics does

CB Therapeutics is a synthetic biology company focused on bringing cannabinoid and tryptamine therapeutics to the clinic and commercial markets to treat depression, PTSD, opioid addiction, alcoholism, pain, and other mental health problems.

CB Therapeutics's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

CB Therapeutics, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

CB Therapeutics

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Fermentation-derived natural products to solve health problems

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

We produce cannabinoids and tryptamine therapeutics using fermentation to treat mental health disorders like depression, PTSD, and addiction. Our products are designed for clinical and commercial use where current chemical synthesis or plant extraction fail to deliver purity or scalability.

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

We live in San Diego, CA, and the company would remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Diego has the biotech talent and infrastructure we need. The founders are local, and it keeps our small scientific team close to critical resources.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real CB Therapeutics YC application?

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