Epinoma YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Epinoma went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 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 2021
Industry: Healthcare
Team size: 8
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Varun GovilFounder
Zhijian LiFounder

Epinoma's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Epinoma, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Epinoma

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We engineer proteins controlling biology's OS

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

We build a platform that engineers proteins which control biological systems at a fundamental level. Our technology allows precise manipulation of cellular processes by programming proteins to act as the operating system of biology. This targets researchers and biotech companies who need customizable and reliable control over cellular functions.

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

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

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where the synthetic biology ecosystem is strongest and where our team is already located, making it the natural base for Epinoma.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Epinoma YC application?

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