CellType
YC W26 · Active · The agentic drug company. We simulate human biology.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Parallel BioShared: human biology, drug discovery, biologicalActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS21 |
 Strand AIShared: foundation model, biology, drugActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW26 |
 Verge GenomicsShared: drug discovery, biology, humanActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS15 |
 AbInitio BioShared: foundation model, drug, validatedActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX26 |
 Output BiosciencesShared: biology, biological, foundationActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS21 |
 DeepMindnot in a program hereShared: google deepmind, technologyElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Numerion LabsShared: drug discovery, biologyActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW15 |
 Notable LabsShared: drug discovery, cancer treatment, buildingPublicOther | Other | Public | YCW15 |
 Tamarind BioShared: drug discovery, simulate, biologyActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW24 |
 Rosebud BiosciencesShared: drug discovery, treatmentActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW22 |
 Talus BioShared: drug discovery, human, technologyActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS21 |
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Founders
- David van DijkFounder/CEO
- Ivan VrkicFounder/CTO
About CellType
CellType is building an agentic drug company. AI agents that run the full drug discovery pipeline on top of biological foundation models that simulate human biology. Our core technology, developed with Google DeepMind, has already discovered and validated a new cancer treatment signal. We’re working with Top 10 pharma.
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 5
- Location
- New York City, NY, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 30m ago
CellType: questions
Which YC batch was CellType in?
CellType was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is CellType still active?
Y Combinator lists CellType as active.
Who founded CellType?
CellType's founders, as listed on its YC page: David van Dijk (Founder/CEO), Ivan Vrkic (Founder/CTO).
Where is CellType based?
CellType lists New York City, NY, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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