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Comprehend

Acquired · SaaS to increase speed and quality of clinical trials.

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
17signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 51Team size · YC's directory+8.9
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIInactiveBaseline AIShared: data management, clinical trial, healthcare itYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIHealthKeyShared: clinical trial, treatment, riskYC W25AustinStartup →OtherBloomAPIShared: clinical data, medical, patientYC W17SeattleStartup →OtherAscenixShared: clinical intelligence, quality, analyzeYC F26TorontoStartup →
Companies closest to Comprehend
Company
Baseline AIShared: data management, clinical trial, healthcare itYC S24InactiveAI
HealthKeyShared: clinical trial, treatment, riskYC W25ActiveAI
BloomAPIShared: clinical data, medical, patientYC W17ActiveOther
AscenixShared: clinical intelligence, quality, analyzeYC F26ActiveOther

Adjacent

AIHarborShared: clinical operation, data management, clinical trialYC X26San FranciscoStartup →OtherPanoptic BioShared: clinical trial, intelligenceAntler 2026SingaporeStartup →AIMiracleShared: disparate source, clinical trial, dataYC W23San FranciscoStartup →OtherPowerShared: clinical trialSPC 2021San FranciscoStartup →AIKenosha AIShared: clinical trialAntler 2024USStartup →
Companies next to Comprehend
Company
HarborShared: clinical operation, data management, clinical trialYC X26ActiveAI, Data
Panoptic BioShared: clinical trial, intelligenceAntler 2026Not statedOther
MiracleShared: disparate source, clinical trial, dataYC W23ActiveAI
PowerShared: clinical trialSPC 2021Not statedOther
Kenosha AIShared: clinical trialAntler 2024Not statedAI

Also from W11

All of W11
Developer toolsInactiveAppHarbor.NET Cloud Platform as a ServiceYC W11San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsAcquiredApportableiOS portingYC W11San FranciscoStartup →AICloseCRM and sales automation suiteYC W11RemoteStartup →DataAcquiredCustoraCustora is a predictive analytics platform for e-commerce marketing…YC W11New York CityStartup →Developer toolsAcquiredDrChronoThe essential platform for modern medical practices and patients.YC W11San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsInactiveFlotypeThird generation of web apps.YC W11San FranciscoStartup →
Company
AppHarbor.NET Cloud Platform as a ServiceInactiveDevtools
ApportableiOS portingteam of 51acquiredAcquiredDevtools
CloseCRM and sales automation suiteteam of 130ActiveAI
CustoraCustora is a predictive analytics platform for e-commerce marketing…team of 11acquiredAcquiredData
DrChronoThe essential platform for modern medical practices and patients.team of 150YC top companyAcquiredDevtools
FlotypeThird generation of web apps.team of 2InactiveDevtools

About Comprehend

Comprehend, the leader in Clinical Intelligence solutions, is focused on accelerating treatments to patients. Our suite of software applications provide clinical operations, data management and medical review teams with the critical insights and automation they need to improve the speed, safety and quality of their clinical trials. Designed to unify, monitor and analyze clinical data across disparate sources in real-time, Comprehend's Cloud software delivers solutions for CRO oversight, centralized monitoring, risk monitoring, data review and medical monitoring. Comprehend’s investors include Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Eminence Capital. Learn more at www.comprehend.com.

YC batch
W11 · Winter 2011
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
Other
Team size
51
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA; Redwood City, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: SaaS

Comprehend in W11: 45 companies, 7% AI

Comprehend: questions

Which YC batch was Comprehend in?

Comprehend was in Y Combinator's Winter 2011 batch (W11).

Is Comprehend still active?

Y Combinator lists Comprehend as acquired.

Where is Comprehend based?

Comprehend lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Redwood City, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.