10x Science
The AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.
Founders
- David RobertsFounder/CEO
- Andrew ReiterFounder/COO
- Vishnu TejusFounder/CTO
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
Tamarind BioW24AI Inference Platform for Drug DiscoveryShared: biotechActive
SynsoryBioW24"If-then" conditional logic for protein drugsShared: biotechActive
InvitrisW23Creating new protein-based drugs at scaleShared: biotechActive
Future FieldsS20We make unmakeable proteins with radical advanced biomanufacturing.Shared: biotechActive
EpinomaS21We engineer proteins that control the operating system of biology.Shared: biotechActive
Also from W26 in AI
Batchmates in Winter 2026.
/dev/fastW26/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeActive
21stW26UI building blocks for the agentic internetActive
AemonW26The Forward-Deployed AI Research EngineerActive
Agentic FabriqW26The control plane for AI agents.Active
Alt-XW26Building the best venue for private markets exposure.Active
AnchorheadW26Evals for frontier research agentsActive
About 10x Science
10x Science develops frontier AI models with deep memory to redefine how scientists understand and engineer biology across the life sciences, starting with drug development. AI-powered drug discovery is flooding the pipeline with new candidates faster than ever. But before any of them can advance to the clinic, scientists must deeply characterize the protein therapeutic to understand whether it will work. Today, that process takes months of manual, error-prone analysis that cannot keep pace with discovery. Our AI-native platform automates it, giving drug developers the confidence to advance the right candidates and stop the wrong ones early. We have strong commercial traction with enterprise pharma customers. Our founding team built the field of next-generation protein characterization out of Carolyn Bertozzi's Nobel laureate lab at Stanford. Collectively, we have 18+ years of collective domain expertise, 47+ scientific publications, and a 2x YC Founder. We move at the highest velocity and are positioned to lead the next generation of modern AI development in the life sciences.
San Francisco, CA, USA
10x Science: questions
Which YC batch was 10x Science in?
10x Science was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is 10x Science still active?
Y Combinator lists 10x Science as active.
Who founded 10x Science?
10x Science's founders, as listed on its YC page: David Roberts (Founder/CEO), Andrew Reiter (Founder/COO), Vishnu Tejus (Founder/CTO).
Where is 10x Science based?
10x Science lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
Not affiliated with Y Combinator. From YC's public directory. Logos via logo.dev; trademarks belong to their owners.