Molagri YC Application

Summer 2026Active

Toronto

Molagri went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2026 batch as a Industrials 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 2026
Industry: IndustrialsAgriculture
Location: Toronto
Team size: 4
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Zaky HassanFounder/CEO
Min JinFounder

What Molagri does

Molagri develops safer, more effective pesticides for agriculture. We design biopesticides that hit a precise molecular target unique to pest insects, knocking out pests while sparing pollinators, beneficial insects, and the wider ecosystem. By modeling how pests are likely to evolve, we stay a step ahead of resistance, keeping our products effective against the pests of today and tomorrow. The higher efficacy and biobased production will also contribute to emissions reductions in both manufacturing and field use. Our founders are PhD lab mates from the University of Toronto who have worked together for six years and published in Nature Communications and Nature Microbiology.

Molagri's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Molagri, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Molagri

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Resistance free pesticides for agriculture.

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

We make precise, biobased pesticides for farms. Our products target molecular pathways unique to pest insects, sparing pollinators, beneficial species, and the environment. We also use pest evolution modeling to stay ahead of resistance, so our pesticides keep working long-term. Our goal is better pest control with less collateral damage.

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

We're based in Toronto, ON, Canada, and the company will stay there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Toronto is where our team lives, our lab is based, and it's a hub for biotechnology and agriculture research. Keeping the company here means we stay close to our network and local pilot partners.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Molagri YC application?

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