Torpedo Therapeutics YC Application

Winter 2022Active

Torpedo Therapeutics went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 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 2022
Industry: HealthcareMedical Devices
Team size: 5
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Ingrid van WelieFounder

What Torpedo Therapeutics does

We are building high-precision implantable neuromodulation devices that can sense and stimulate neural activity in the brain with the goal of transforming the efficacy and adoption of deep brain stimulation (DBS), an existing FDA-approved therapy used to treat Parkinson’s, essential tremor and epilepsy.

Torpedo Therapeutics's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Torpedo Therapeutics, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Torpedo Therapeutics

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

High-precision, closed-loop neuromodulation devices

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

We build implantable neuromodulation devices that sense and stimulate neural activity in the brain. Our product aims to improve deep brain stimulation (DBS), an FDA-approved therapy for Parkinson's, essential tremor, and epilepsy, by making it more precise and adaptive to patient needs.

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

We live and are based in Boston, MA. If accepted to YC, we plan to remain based in Boston while participating remotely or as needed in YC programs.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Boston is a hub for neurotechnology and biotech talent. We have strong local connections to researchers and clinicians working on neural therapies, making it the best place for us to develop and test our devices.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Torpedo Therapeutics YC application?

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