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CellType

Active · The agentic drug company. We simulate human biology.

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
10signal of 100 · rising 10
  • team of 5Team size · YC's directory+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIParallel BioShared: human biology, drug discovery, biologicalYC S21San FranciscoStartup →AIStrand AIShared: foundation model, biology, drugYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIVerge GenomicsShared: drug discovery, biology, humanYC S15San FranciscoStartup →AINumerion LabsShared: drug discovery, biologyYC W15San FranciscoStartup →AIAbInitio BioShared: foundation model, drug, validatedYC X26BostonStartup →OtherDeepMindShared: google deepmind, technologyStartup →
Companies closest to CellType
Company
Parallel BioShared: human biology, drug discovery, biologicalYC S21ActiveAI
Strand AIShared: foundation model, biology, drugYC W26ActiveAI
Verge GenomicsShared: drug discovery, biology, humanYC S15ActiveAI
Numerion LabsShared: drug discovery, biologyYC W15ActiveAI
AbInitio BioShared: foundation model, drug, validatedYC X26ActiveAI
DeepMindnot in a program hereShared: google deepmind, technologyElsewhereOther

Adjacent

OtherPublicNotable LabsShared: cancer treatment, drug discovery, buildingYC W15San FranciscoStartup →AIOutpost BioShared: foundation model, drugSeedcamp 2025Startup →AIDaltonShared: drug discoverySeedcamp 2024Startup →AITamarind BioShared: drug discovery, simulate, biologyYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIRosebud BiosciencesShared: drug discovery, treatmentYC W22San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to CellType
Company
Notable LabsShared: cancer treatment, drug discovery, buildingYC W15PublicOther
Outpost BioShared: foundation model, drugSeedcamp 2025Not statedAI
DaltonShared: drug discoverySeedcamp 2024Not statedAI
Tamarind BioShared: drug discovery, simulate, biologyYC W24ActiveAI
Rosebud BiosciencesShared: drug discovery, treatmentYC W22ActiveAI

Also from W26 in AI

All of W26
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Company
/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.team of 5hiringActiveAI
21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
AemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research Engineerteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Agentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.team of 2ActiveAI
Alt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.team of 2ActiveAI, Data

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
6h ago

CellType in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

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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.