Origin
YC W26 · Active · AI and Data for Cancer Therapeutics
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 ExonicShared: therapeutic, dna, geneticActiveAI | AI | Active | YCF25 |
 zPREDICTAShared: patient derived, cell, drugAcquiredAI | AI | Acquired | YCS15 |
 NanograbShared: genetic medicine, cell, drugActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS23 |
 NephrogenShared: genetic medicineActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS20 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nuntius TherapeuticsShared: genetic medicine, cellActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW21 |
 Humane GenomicsShared: cancer therapeuticActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS21 |
 Harmonic DiscoveryShared: cancer, therapeutic, drugActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS21 |
 Eris BiotechShared: cancer therapeutic, drugActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW24 |
 Olio LabsShared: therapeutic, effect, drugActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS23 |
Also from W26 in AI
All of W26| Company | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
 /dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
 10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.ActiveAI | AI | Active |
 21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
 AemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research EngineerActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
 Agentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.ActiveAI | AI | Active |
 Alt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.ActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active |
Founders
- Yash RathodFounder/CEO
- Malhar BhideFounder/CTO
About Origin
Creating the largest patient-derived cancer single-cell dataset for licensing to pharmaceutical and AI companies. These datasets are unique as they screen the effects of various drugs and genetic medicines under the control of our DNA switches.
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 4
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 33m ago
Origin: questions
Which YC batch was Origin in?
Origin was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Origin still active?
Y Combinator lists Origin as active.
Who founded Origin?
Origin's founders, as listed on its YC page: Yash Rathod (Founder/CEO), Malhar Bhide (Founder/CTO).
Where is Origin based?
Origin lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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