General Proximity YC Application

Winter 2020Active

General Proximity went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2020 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: Winter 2020
Industry: HealthcareDrug Discovery and Delivery
Team size: 15
Status: Active
Launched: 2024

Founders

Armand CognettaFounder

General Proximity's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

General Proximity, Winter 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

General Proximity

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Induced-proximity medicines for drug discovery

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

We develop induced-proximity medicines that bring two proteins together to trigger a therapeutic effect. Our platform designs these molecules to create new ways to treat diseases by directing protein interactions that are otherwise hard to target with traditional drugs.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based there as well after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our team is located and where biotech and healthcare startups thrive. Proximity to experts and partners in this ecosystem is vital for us.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real General Proximity YC application?

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