Ligo Biosciences YC Application
Ligo Biosciences went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2024 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 2024
- Industry
- HealthcareIndustrial Bio
- Team size
- 4
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2024
Founders
Edward HarrisFounder
Emily Egerton-WarburtonFounder
Arda GoreciFounder
What Ligo Biosciences does
We are building the next generation of deep-learning models for enzyme design to slash the cost of chemical manufacturing. The $6 trillion chemical industry is flawed: It produces 20% of industrial greenhouse gases, and is responsible for 15% of global energy usage. Enzymes offer a far more sustainable alternative to chemical synthesis and have already revolutionised how a select few chemicals are produced. The problem is each enzyme takes years of trial and error to develop. Our enzyme models learn the principles of catalysis, allowing us to design enzymes for each reaction, in days not years.
Ligo Biosciences's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Ligo Biosciences, Summer 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Ligo Biosciences
Enzyme design models
We build deep-learning models that design enzymes to catalyze chemical reactions. Our product learns principles of catalysis to reduce enzyme development from years to days, making chemical manufacturing more sustainable and less costly.
We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to base the company here after YC as well.
San Francisco has the biotech and AI talent we need, plus strong investor access.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Ligo Biosciences YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Ligo Biosciences's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Ligo Biosciences would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Ligo Biosciences in?
Ligo Biosciences was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2024 batch.
Who founded Ligo Biosciences?
Ligo Biosciences was founded by Edward Harris, Emily Egerton-Warburton, Arda Goreci.
What does Ligo Biosciences do?
Enzyme design models.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
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