Diffuse Bio

YC W23 · Active · Generative AI for protein design

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Companies closest to Diffuse Bio
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Menten AIShared: protein design, ai-powered drug discovery, drug discovery and deliveryActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW20
Medium BiosciencesShared: protein design, biotech, machine learningActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS21
Trident BioscienceShared: useful protein, machine learning, designInactiveAI	AI	Inactive	YCS20
Output BiosciencesShared: ai-powered drug discovery, biotech, designActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS21
Harmonic DiscoveryShared: ai-powered drug discovery, biotech, proteinActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS21

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AdaptyvShared: ai-powered drug discovery, protein, designActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS21
EpinomaShared: biotech, protein, engineerActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS21
MacromoltekShared: ai-powered drug discovery, deep learning, designActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW18
Synkrino BiotherapeuticsShared: ai-powered drug discovery, biotech, systemActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS18
ShiruShared: ai-powered drug discovery, machine learning, proteinActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS19

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About Diffuse Bio

Diffuse is building generative AI for protein design. Our mission is to build AI systems that engineer new and useful proteins with unprecedented control and accuracy. Our team has been behind breakthroughs in AI protein design for the past 7 years, including the first experimental validation of AI-generated proteins and diffusion models for protein structure and sequence.

YC batch: W23 · Winter 2023
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI
Team size: 10
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked: 4h ago

YC tags: AI-powered Drug Discovery, Deep Learning, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Biotech

Diffuse Bio in W23: 274 companies, 68% AI

Diffuse Bio: questions

Which YC batch was Diffuse Bio in?

Diffuse Bio was in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch (W23).

Is Diffuse Bio still active?

Y Combinator lists Diffuse Bio as active.

Where is Diffuse Bio based?

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

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