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Delineate

Active · Agents for Accelerated Clinical Trial Design

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
11signal of 100 · rising 7
  • team of 20Team size · YC's directory+6.9
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIKenosha AIShared: clinical trialAntler 2024USStartup →AIDelfaShared: clinical trial, agentEF 2025LondonStartup →AIInactiveBaseline AIShared: clinical trial, biotech, designYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIGleamShared: clinical trial, biotech, researchYC S23San FranciscoStartup →AIMiracleShared: clinical trial, biotech, helpingYC W23San FranciscoStartup →OtherOwkinShared: clinical trialStartup →
Companies closest to Delineate
Company
Kenosha AIShared: clinical trialAntler 2024Not statedAI
DelfaShared: clinical trial, agentEF 2025Not statedAI
Baseline AIShared: clinical trial, biotech, designYC S24InactiveAI
GleamShared: clinical trial, biotech, researchYC S23ActiveAI
MiracleShared: clinical trial, biotech, helpingYC W23ActiveAI
Owkinnot in a program hereShared: clinical trialElsewhereOther

Adjacent

OtherPanoptic BioShared: clinical trialAntler 2026SingaporeStartup →OtherPowerShared: clinical trialSPC 2021San FranciscoStartup →OtherR.gridShared: clinical trial, researchEF 2019LondonStartup →AIPrism HealthShared: clinical trialAntler 2025USStartup →AITrial LibraryShared: clinical trialPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →
Companies next to Delineate
Company
Panoptic BioShared: clinical trialAntler 2026Not statedOther
PowerShared: clinical trialSPC 2021Not statedOther
R.gridShared: clinical trial, researchEF 2019Not statedOther
Prism HealthShared: clinical trialAntler 2025Not statedAI
Trial LibraryShared: clinical trialPlug and Play Not statedAI

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Founders

  • Emily NievesFounder/CEO
  • Jawad IqbalFounder/CTO

About Delineate

Delineate is building AI agents to design better clinical trials faster. This is a $10B dollar market, where saving even 1 day along the process is equal to $1-5M in revenue potential. We process existing clinical trial research into specialized datasets saving scientists months of effort. Delineate is working with two of the largest pharmaceutical companies. With one of our customers, we are helping them get to the next phase of trials faster by creating the largest dataset on a drug class ever constructed.

YC batch
W25 · Winter 2025
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
20
Location
Boston, MA, USA; Remote
Founded
2024
Checked
9h ago

YC tags: SaaS, Biotech, AI

Delineate in W25: 166 companies, 84% AI

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Delineate: questions

Which YC batch was Delineate in?

Delineate was in Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch (W25).

Is Delineate still active?

Y Combinator lists Delineate as active.

Who founded Delineate?

Delineate's founders, as listed on its YC page: Emily Nieves (Founder/CEO), Jawad Iqbal (Founder/CTO).

Where is Delineate based?

Delineate lists Boston, MA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.