inSoma Bio YC Application

Summer 2020Active

inSoma Bio 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: HealthcareMedical Devices
Team size: 4
Status: Active
Launched: 2020

Founders

Stefan RobertsFounder
Ashutosh ChilkotiFounder

inSoma Bio's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

inSoma Bio, Summer 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

inSoma Bio

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Helping Plastic Surgeons Rebuild Fat

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

We are building a synthetic biology medical device that helps plastic surgeons grow or rebuild fat tissue for reconstructive surgery. Our product directly addresses the limitations surgeons face when restoring natural volume lost from injury or mastectomy by providing a reliable, biocompatible solution.

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

We live in Durham, NC, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Durham has a strong biotech ecosystem and proximity to our founders' expertise and local surgical partners, which is crucial for both development and early clinical feedback.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real inSoma Bio YC application?

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