Nanograb YC Application

Summer 2023Active

Nanograb went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2023 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 2023
Industry: HealthcareDrug Discovery and Delivery
Team size: 5
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Debesh MandalFounder
Christopher LauFounder
Shanil PanaraFounder

What Nanograb does

Nanograb is a computational drug discovery company that uses AI to create novel targeted non-viral gene therapy vectors. Our platform designs unique combinations of small peptide binders attached to nanoparticles to safely deliver genetic medicines to specific cells and tissues in the body at scale.

Nanograb's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Nanograb, Summer 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Nanograb

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Deliver genes to any cell with AI

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

We build an AI-driven platform that designs targeted non-viral gene delivery vectors by combining small peptide binders with nanoparticles. Our product creates novel, safe gene therapy vectors that can deliver genetic medicines specifically to desired cells and tissues at scale.

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

We all live in San Francisco, and the company is based here now and would remain after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco offers direct access to biotech and AI talent, clinical collaborators, and investors, which is key for a healthcare startup like ours. Staying here lets us move fast with partners and build our network for therapeutic development.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Nanograb YC application?

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