Parasma YC Application
San Francisco
Parasma went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2026 batch as a B2B 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 2026
- Industry
- B2BInfrastructure
- Location
- San Francisco
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2026
Founders
Sean ColeFounder/CEO
What Parasma does
We train human brain cells for compute
Parasma's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Parasma, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Parasma
We train human brain cells for compute.
We're building a platform that replaces GPUs with real human brain cells as compute hardware for machine learning. Developers can run ML workloads on neural tissue instead of silicon, accessed via API. We handle the culturing and training of the brain cells, interfacing them with code. This unlocks new ML architectures and efficiency not possible with traditional chips.
San Francisco, CA, USA. We'll continue to be based here after YC.
San Francisco is where our lab and early team are located, and is the center for both neurotech and AI infrastructure.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Parasma YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Parasma's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Parasma would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Parasma in?
Parasma was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2026 batch.
Who founded Parasma?
Parasma was founded by Sean Cole.
What does Parasma do?
Replacing GPUs with human brain cells
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Parasma's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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