Nectome YC Application
Nectome went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 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
- Winter 2018
- Industry
- HealthcareTherapeutics
- Team size
- 5
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2017
Founders
Aurelia SongFounder/CEO
What Nectome does
Nectome is a neuroscience startup that aims to preserve the brain and keep all its memories intact. The company is building the next generation of tools to preserve the connectome. The connectome is all the connections called synapses between neurons in the brain. Researchers from the company is now learning to manipulate individual memories, building advanced brain prosthetics, and reverse-engineering the brain.
Nectome's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Nectome, Winter 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Nectome
Building a way to preserve long-term memories.
We are building tools to preserve the brain's connectome, the intricate web of synapses holding long-term memories. This involves advanced brain preservation techniques that keep all neural connections intact for future study and possible reverse-engineering.
We currently live and work in South San Francisco, CA, and plan to base the company here after YC as well.
South San Francisco puts us close to top neuroscience researchers and biotech infrastructure essential for our work on brain preservation and connectomics.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Nectome YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Nectome's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Nectome would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Nectome in?
Nectome was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2018 batch.
Who founded Nectome?
Nectome was founded by Aurelia Song.
What does Nectome do?
Building a way to preserve long-term memories.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Nectome's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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