Opalite Health YC Application

Winter 2026Active

Opalite Health went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2026 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 2026
Industry: Healthcare
Team size: 3
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Cathleen KuoFounder
Alex MehreganFounder

What Opalite Health does

Opalite makes it easy for healthcare providers to communicate with non-English speaking patients. We’re built to work inside existing clinical workflows, so providers can communicate in real time without waiting for an interpreter or delaying care. Opalite is available instantly, 24/7, and replaces traditional interpretation services with software that’s more reliable and saves millions of dollars per year. We've built a voice AI system that is the safest, most compliant, and most accurate medical interpreter in the world.

Opalite Health's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Opalite Health, Winter 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Opalite Health

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Helping Healthcare Providers Speak Any Language

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

We built a voice AI system that lets healthcare providers communicate with non-English speaking patients in real time inside their existing workflows. It replaces traditional interpreter services by providing instant, compliant, and accurate medical interpretation 24/7, so care isn't delayed.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA and the company will be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're here because this is the healthcare and tech hub where we can access early users and talent.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Opalite Health YC application?

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