Output Biosciences

Output Biosciences YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Output Biosciences went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 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 2021
Industry
HealthcareDrug Discovery and Delivery
Team size
6
Status
Active
Launched
2021

What Output Biosciences does

Output Biosciences is pioneering Biologically-Aware Generative AI to finally understand complex biological systems. Our new generative AI architecture can handle the extremely long, nonlinear, fragmented, and high dimensional data of biological systems. We are building Large Biological Models that can generate breakthrough medicines and transform the way we diagnose, treat and prevent disease.

Output Biosciences's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Output Biosciences, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Output Biosciences

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Teaching Generative AI the Language of Biology

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

We are building Large Biological Models using a new generative AI architecture designed to handle the complex, nonlinear, and high dimensional data of biology. Our product generates insights for drug discovery by modeling biological systems more realistically than existing AI methods.

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

We live in New York, NY, and plan to remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York has rich access to both biotech talent and pharmaceutical partners, which is critical for testing and refining our biological AI models. Staying here lets us engage closely with the industry we serve.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Output Biosciences YC application?

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

What YC batch was Output Biosciences in?

Output Biosciences was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2021 batch.

What does Output Biosciences do?

Teaching Generative AI the Language of Biology

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Output Biosciences's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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