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Blank Bio

Active · RNA intelligence for precision medicine

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
8signal of 100 · rising 6
  • team of 6Team size · YC's directory+4.4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIPerceiv AIShared: precision medicine, clinical trial, patientPlug and PlayCanadaStartup →AIKenosha AIShared: clinical trialAntler 2024USStartup →AIAfterQueryShared: research lab, foundation model, appliedYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AISimmunome AIShared: clinical trial, intelligence, increasingPlug and PlayCanadaStartup →AIDelfaShared: clinical trialEF 2025LondonStartup →OtherOwkinShared: clinical trial, intelligence, treatmentStartup →OtherTwelveLabsShared: foundation modelStartup →
Companies closest to Blank Bio
Company
Perceiv AIShared: precision medicine, clinical trial, patientPlug and Play Not statedAI
Kenosha AIShared: clinical trialAntler 2024Not statedAI
AfterQueryShared: research lab, foundation model, appliedYC W25ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
Simmunome AIShared: clinical trial, intelligence, increasingPlug and Play Not statedAI
DelfaShared: clinical trialEF 2025Not statedAI
Owkinnot in a program hereShared: clinical trial, intelligence, treatmentElsewhereOther
TwelveLabsnot in a program hereShared: foundation modelElsewhereOther

Adjacent

OtherSvastiaShared: precision medicine, clinical trial, patient500 Global GA 24United KingdomStartup →OtherPanoptic BioShared: clinical trial, intelligenceAntler 2026SingaporeStartup →OtherPowerShared: clinical trialSPC 2021San FranciscoStartup →OtherCofactor GenomicsShared: precision medicine, rna, patientYC S15St. LouisStartup →OtherAlphagridShared: clinical trial, patient, pharmaAntler 2025USStartup →
Companies next to Blank Bio
Company
SvastiaShared: precision medicine, clinical trial, patient500 Global GA 24Not statedOther
Panoptic BioShared: clinical trial, intelligenceAntler 2026Not statedOther
PowerShared: clinical trialSPC 2021Not statedOther
Cofactor GenomicsShared: precision medicine, rna, patientYC S15ActiveOther
AlphagridShared: clinical trial, patient, pharmaAntler 2025Not statedOther

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Founders

  • Jonny HsuFounder/CEO
  • Philip FradkinFounder
  • Ian ShiFounder/CTO

About Blank Bio

Blank Bio is an applied AI research lab focused on increasing the success rates of clinical trials. We do this by training RNA foundation models that learn the patterns that shape disease progression and patient response to treatment. We aim to help pharma make more informed decisions in clinical trials by capturing the biology that makes each patient’s tumour unique. We’re a technical team of AI scientists and engineers from companies including Recursion, Deep Genomics, DeepMind, and Amazon, and institutions including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, Stanford, and the Vector Institute.

YC batch
S25 · Summer 2025
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
6
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
10h ago

Blank Bio in S25: 166 companies, 92% AI

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Blank Bio: questions

Which YC batch was Blank Bio in?

Blank Bio was in Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch (S25).

Is Blank Bio still active?

Y Combinator lists Blank Bio as active.

Who founded Blank Bio?

Blank Bio's founders, as listed on its YC page: Jonny Hsu (Founder/CEO), Philip Fradkin (Founder), Ian Shi (Founder/CTO).

Where is Blank Bio based?

Blank Bio lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.