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Known Medicine

Acquired · Combining 3D cell culture & AI to translate drugs to clinical success

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
15signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 17Team size · YC's directory+6.5
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIAcquiredzPREDICTAShared: cell culture, tumor, drugYC S15San FranciscoStartup →AINumerion LabsShared: oncology, ai-powered drug discovery, medicineYC W15San FranciscoStartup →OtherOncoboxShared: patient specific, oncology, drugYC S17WalnutStartup →OtherEris BiotechShared: oncology, tumor, drugYC W24Salt Lake CityStartup →OtherAlixiaShared: oncology, tumor, drugYC W22San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Known Medicine
Company
zPREDICTAShared: cell culture, tumor, drugYC S15AcquiredAI
Numerion LabsShared: oncology, ai-powered drug discovery, medicineYC W15ActiveAI
OncoboxShared: patient specific, oncology, drugYC S17ActiveOther
Eris BiotechShared: oncology, tumor, drugYC W24ActiveOther
AlixiaShared: oncology, tumor, drugYC W22ActiveOther

Adjacent

OthergreenbioactivesShared: cell culturePlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →OtherAnother FoodShared: cell cultureMassChallenge Switzerland 2025SingaporeStartup →OtherOrigami Therapeutics, Inc.Shared: clinical success, drugYC W22San DiegoStartup →AIInactiveResistanceBioShared: ai-powered drug discoveryYC W19San FranciscoStartup →OtherPublicNotable LabsShared: oncology, drug, cellYC W15San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Known Medicine
Company
greenbioactivesShared: cell culturePlug and Play Not statedOther
Another FoodShared: cell cultureMassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Origami Therapeutics, Inc.Shared: clinical success, drugYC W22ActiveOther
ResistanceBioShared: ai-powered drug discoveryYC W19InactiveAI
Notable LabsShared: oncology, drug, cellYC W15PublicOther

Also from S20 in AI

All of S20
AINabla BioWe use AI to design antibodies for intractable diseasesYC S20BostonStartup →AIadynThe first test designed to prevent birth control side effectsYC S20SeattleStartup →AIInactiveAI.FashionAI.Fashion is the AI creative suite for the fashion industry.YC S20Los AngelesStartup →AIAkiflowAll your tasks and calendars into an AI-powered productivity appYC S20CTStartup →AIAcquiredAquarium LearningWe help ML teams improve their models by improving their datasetsYC S20San FranciscoStartup →AIAtomicAPI that lets companies embed investment accounts into their servicesYC S20San FranciscoStartup →
Company
Nabla BioWe use AI to design antibodies for intractable diseasesteam of 8ActiveAI
adynThe first test designed to prevent birth control side effectsteam of 7hiringActiveAI
AI.FashionAI.Fashion is the AI creative suite for the fashion industry.team of 11InactiveAI
AkiflowAll your tasks and calendars into an AI-powered productivity appteam of 18hiringActiveAI
Aquarium LearningWe help ML teams improve their models by improving their datasetsteam of 12acquiredAcquiredAI, Devtools
AtomicAPI that lets companies embed investment accounts into their servicesteam of 25hiringActiveAI

About Known Medicine

Known Medicine combines patient-specific 3D cell culture & AI to translate drugs to clinical success. We receive patient tumors, break them down, make thousands of micro-tumors, and then treat each with different drugs to determine which they will respond best to.

YC batch
S20 · Summer 2020
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
AI
Team size
17
Location
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: AI-powered Drug Discovery, Oncology

Known Medicine in S20: 209 companies, 28% AI

Known Medicine: questions

Which YC batch was Known Medicine in?

Known Medicine was in Y Combinator's Summer 2020 batch (S20).

Is Known Medicine still active?

Y Combinator lists Known Medicine as acquired.

Where is Known Medicine based?

Known Medicine lists Salt Lake City, UT, USA as its location on YC's directory.