Clear Gene YC Application

Summer 2018Active

Clear Gene 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: HealthcareDiagnostics
Team size: 4
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Brandon SteelmanFounder

Clear Gene's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Clear Gene, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Clear Gene

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Tests that tell doctors if cancer gets removed

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

We make diagnostic tests for cancer surgery. Our product helps doctors know during surgery whether they've completely removed cancerous tissue, reducing the need for repeat operations.

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

We live in San Carlos, CA and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Carlos is where our team already lives, so it lets us move fast without relocation friction and stay close to Bay Area hospitals for user feedback.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Clear Gene YC application?

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