Human Dx

Human Dx YC Application

Summer 2012Active

Human Dx went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2012 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 2012
Industry
HealthcareHealthcare IT
Team size
11
Status
Active
Launched
2012

Founders

  • Jay Komarneni
    Jay KomarneniFounder/CEO
  • Irving Lin
    Irving LinFounder/Team Member

What Human Dx does

The Human Diagnosis Project (also referred to as “Human Dx” or “the Project”) is a worldwide effort to build an open medical intelligence system that maps the steps to help any patient. By combining collective intelligence with machine learning, Human Dx intends to enable more accurate, affordable, and accessible care for all

Human Dx's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Human Dx, Summer 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Human Dx

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The Human Diagnosis Project

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

We are building the Human Diagnosis Project, a system that combines collective intelligence and machine learning to map the diagnostic process. Our product helps doctors and patients get more accurate, affordable, and accessible diagnoses by leveraging a global network of medical knowledge and collaboration.

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

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

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is the center of healthcare technology and startups. Being here gives us access to talent and potential partners in health tech.

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Human Dx YC application?

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

What YC batch was Human Dx in?

Human Dx was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2012 batch.

Who founded Human Dx?

Human Dx was founded by Jay Komarneni, Irving Lin.

What does Human Dx do?

The Human Diagnosis Project.

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Human Dx's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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