Persist AI YC Application
Persist AI went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 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 2023
- Industry
- HealthcareDrug Discovery and Delivery
- Team size
- 6
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2022
Founders
Karthik RamanFounder
Christopher ShelnerFounder
What Persist AI does
It takes 5 years for pharma to develop long lasting drug injections for chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes. Persist uses AI-driven automation to reduce formulation development time down to 2 years, a ~50% reduction.
Persist AI's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Persist AI, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Persist AI
Developing long-lasting drug formulations 50% faster
We are building an AI-driven platform that automates the development of long-lasting drug formulations. Our system uses robotics, microfluidics, and machine learning to run formulation experiments faster and more efficiently, cutting the time to develop sustained-release injectables from about 5 years to 2 years.
We are based in Woodland, CA, and the company will remain here after YC.
We started and built the product near Woodland where our team is located and have access to the relevant biotech and pharma ecosystem. We don't see a strong reason to relocate since our customers and partners are global and the technical work doesn't require moving.
21 more answers in the full application
Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Persist AI YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Persist AI's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Persist AI would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Persist AI in?
Persist AI was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2023 batch.
Who founded Persist AI?
Persist AI was founded by Karthik Raman, Christopher Shelner.
What does Persist AI do?
Developing long-lasting drug formulations 50% faster
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Persist AI's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
