Orbillion Bio YC Application
Orbillion Bio went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 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
- Winter 2021
- Industry
- IndustrialsClimate
- Team size
- 7
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2021
Founders
Patricia BubnerFounder
What Orbillion Bio does
Intro to Orbillion Bio: (Slush Nov 2024) Orbillion is making cultivated beef at scale using advanced computational models to rapidly optimize the bioprocess and reduce cost. With Orbillion’s proprietary bioware, they can precisely control the microenvironment that the meat cells need. This supercharges cell growth without the need for GMO, serum, or expensive growth factors, enabling a cost of $4 per kg at commercial scale. Orbillion’s technology addresses the industry's two main challenges: cost and scale-up. Its integrated bioprocess platform allows Orbillion to produce at a commercial level anywhere globally within two weeks in an asset-light fashion. Partnerships with two global food companies of combined $280B revenue, and a European partner have fast-tracked commercialization in the $211B ground beef market. Founders Dr. Patricia Bubner and Samet Yildirim are the only industry founders with scale-up experience in mammalian cells from the biopharma industry. Orbillion is backed by The Venture Collective, Y Combinator, At One Ventures, Venture Souq, and Hub71 among others.
Orbillion Bio's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Orbillion Bio, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Orbillion Bio
Tasty and scalable cultivated meat
We make cultivated beef by growing animal cells in controlled microenvironments using proprietary bioware and computational models. This lets us scale production quickly without GMO, serum, or expensive growth factors, targeting price parity with conventional beef.
We live and work in San Francisco, CA and plan to keep the company based here after YC.
San Francisco has the biotech and food tech talent we need, along with access to partners in the global food industry critical to our commercialization plans.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Orbillion Bio YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Orbillion Bio's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Orbillion Bio would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Orbillion Bio in?
Orbillion Bio was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2021 batch.
Who founded Orbillion Bio?
Orbillion Bio was founded by Patricia Bubner.
What does Orbillion Bio do?
Tasty and scalable cultivated meat at price parity
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
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