60 YC Drug Discovery and Delivery Startups (Healthcare)

60 YC companies fall under Drug Discovery and Delivery, YC's Healthcare subcategory, across every batch since 2005. Each row shows the one-liner, batch, HQ and status, and links to a reconstruction of the company's YC application in the real form.

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Pardes Biosciences
Pardes BiosciencesTopWe break viruses
Summer 2020San Francisco, CAPublic
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AbInitio Bio
AbInitio BioThe Intelligence layer for Drug Manufacturing
Spring 2026San Francisco, CAActive
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Adaptyv
AdaptyvWe're building fully automated labs for protein engineering
Summer 2021Lausanne, VD, SwitzerlandActive
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Adventris Pharmaceuticals
Adventris PharmaceuticalsAdventris makes cancer vaccines
Winter 2023Baltimore, MDActive
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Atlas Discovery
Atlas DiscoveryAI-native pharma company
Summer 2026San Francisco, CAActive
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Avro Life Science
Avro Life ScienceSkin patches for generic drug delivery.
Winter 2018Waterloo, ON, CanadaActive

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b12 Labs
b12 LabsChemical Copilot for Pharma and Biotech
Summer 2025San Francisco, CAActive
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Biocartesian
BiocartesianConverting biology into digital molecular maps
Summer 2024San Francisco, CAActive
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CellChorus
CellChorusThe dynamic single-cell analysis company
Summer 2021Houston, TXActive
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CellType
CellTypeThe agentic drug company. We simulate human biology.
Winter 2026New York City, NYActive
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Convexia
ConvexiaThe world's first AI-maximalist pharma company
Summer 2025San Francisco, CAActive
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Coral Genomics
Coral GenomicsNew clinical tests for managing autoimmune treatments.
Summer 2018San Francisco, CAAcquired
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Diffuse Bio
Diffuse BioGenerative AI for protein design
Winter 2023San Carlos, CAActive
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Ditto Biosciences
Ditto BiosciencesEvolutionary intelligence for autoimmune disease
Winter 2026San Francisco, CAActive
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Dropprint Genomics
Dropprint GenomicsThe better way to run single cell genomics
Winter 2020San Francisco, CAAcquired
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Exonic
ExonicUnsupervised Biological AI
Fall 2025San Francisco, CAActive
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Felix Biotechnology
Felix BiotechnologyWe’re creating programmable therapies
Winter 2020San Francisco, CAInactive
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Gamgee
GamgeeCuring cancer. Starting with dogs.
Summer 2026San Francisco, CAActive
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General Proximity
General ProximityThe next generation of induced-proximity medicines.
Winter 2020San Francisco, CAActive
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Invitris
InvitrisCreating new protein-based drugs at scale
Winter 2023Munich, BY, GermanyActive
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Lavo Life Sciences
Lavo Life SciencesAI for drug formulation
Winter 2023Inactive
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Macromoltek
MacromoltekComputational antibody design
Winter 2018Austin, TXActive
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Mindstate Design Labs
Mindstate Design LabsClinical-stage AI neuroengineering platform
Summer 2021San Francisco, CAActive
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Miracle
MiracleAccelerate clinical trials with real-time, actionable insights
Winter 2023San Francisco, CAActive
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Nanograb
NanograbDeliver genes to any cell with AI
Summer 2023San Francisco, CAActive
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Numerion Labs
Numerion LabsArtificial intelligence for drug discovery.
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAActive
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Origin
OriginAI and Data for Cancer Therapeutics
Winter 2026San Francisco, CAActive
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Parallel Bio
Parallel BioUsing the immune system to cure disease
Summer 2021San Francisco, CAActive
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Perlara
PerlaraPerlara: building the YC for rare disease parents
Winter 2016Oakland, CAActive
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Persist AI
Persist AIDeveloping long-lasting drug formulations 50% faster
Winter 2023Woodland, CAActive
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PostEra
PostEraMedicinal Chemistry powered by Machine Learning
Winter 2020Boston, MAActive
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Quinn
QuinnThe AI that delivers pharma R&D decisions in days, not months
Summer 2022San Francisco, CAActive
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Reticular
ReticularInterpretable AI for drug discovery
Fall 2024San Francisco, CAActive
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Rosebud Biosciences
Rosebud BiosciencesGrowing micro-organs to find new drugs
Winter 2022San Francisco, CAActive
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Shasqi
ShasqiTargeting Cancer with Click Chemistry
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAActive
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Sixfold Bioscience
Sixfold BioscienceDelivering RNA therapies.
Winter 2018London, England, United KingdomActive
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Talus Bio
Talus BioDiscovering drugs that target the DNA regulome
Summer 2021Seattle, WAActive
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TareBio
TareBioVaccines for any cancer or infection in weeks.
Summer 2026San Francisco, CAActive
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Trident Bioscience
Trident BioscienceAccelerating protein engineering.
Summer 2020Mountain View, CAInactive
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Verge Genomics
Verge GenomicsWe use human data and AI to develop better drugs faster.
Summer 2015San Francisco, CAActive
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WhiteLab Genomics
WhiteLab GenomicsUnleashing the potential of DNA and RNA based therapies using AI
Winter 2022Paris, Île-de-France, FranceActive

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Y Combinator companies are in Drug Discovery and Delivery (Healthcare)?

This directory lists 60 YC companies in Drug Discovery and Delivery (Healthcare), out of 6,207 across every batch since 2005. The count updates when the directory is refreshed, and every one of them is on this page with a link to its public profile.

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Which companies on this page are best known?

Pardes Biosciences lead the table above. YC marks 1 of the 60 companies here as top companies, its own list of the highest-valued and highest-revenue alumni.

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