Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals YC Application

Summer 2020Active

Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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: Summer 2020
Industry: HealthcareDrug Discovery and Delivery
Team size: 15
Status: Active
Launched: 2020

Founders

JONATHAN SPORNFounder
Andrew KruegelFounder
Dalibor SamesFounder

What Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals does

Gilgamesh is a pioneering, clinical stage mental health science-focused biotechnology company. We have a disciplined focus on developing innovative new chemical entities (NCEs) leveraging a unique combination of medicinal chemistry, intellectual property strategy, neuroscience & neurobiology, and drug development expertise. We are an experienced team, with proven success in biotech exits and inventions.

Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, Summer 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Developing novel psychedelic-based mental health drugs

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

We develop new chemical entities for mental health conditions using medicinal chemistry and neuroscience. Our focus is on creating safer, more effective psychedelic drugs that can be clinically approved to treat disorders like depression and PTSD. This involves designing molecules, securing IP, and advancing them through clinical trials.

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

We are based in New York, NY, with remote team members. Post-YC, we would remain headquartered in New York.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is where our team and operational setup are located. The biotech and mental health ecosystem here enriches our access to talent and clinical partners. We don't plan to relocate because it suits our scientific and business needs.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals YC application?

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

What YC batch was Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals in?

Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2020 batch.

Who founded Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals?

Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals was founded by JONATHAN SPORN, Andrew Kruegel, Dalibor Sames.

What does Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals do?

Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, a Clinical stage biotechnology company…

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

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