Persist AI

YC W23 · Active · Developing long-lasting drug formulations 50% faster

Competitors

Companies closest to Persist AI
Company	Category	Status	Program
Lavo Life SciencesShared: drug formulation, machine learning, pharmaInactiveAI	AI	Inactive	YCW23
Gerostate AlphaShared: chronic disease, therapeutics, developingInactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCS18
Abalone BioShared: therapeutics, machine learning, drugActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW20
Sequence BioShared: therapeutics, drug, diseaseActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS19
InvitrisShared: nanotechnology, drug, cancerActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW23

Adjacent

Companies next to Persist AI
Company	Category	Status	Program
Pardes BiosciencesShared: therapeutics, drugPublicOther	Other	Public	YCS20
BetteryShared: long lastingNot statedOther	Other	Not stated	Plug and Play
The Robot Learning CompanyShared: robotics, machine learning, automationActiveAI	AI	Active	YCX25
Helix NanotechnologiesShared: nanotechnology, cancer, downActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW17
Indee LabsShared: microfluidics, developing, developmentActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW17

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About Persist AI

It takes 5 years for pharma to develop long lasting drug injections for chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes. Persist uses AI-driven automation to reduce formulation development time down to 2 years, a ~50% reduction.

YC batch: W23 · Winter 2023
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI
Team size: 6
Location: Sacramento, CA, USA
Checked: 34m ago

YC tags: Machine Learning, Robotics, Microfluidics, Nanotechnology, Therapeutics

Persist AI in W23: 274 companies, 68% AI

Persist AI: questions

Which YC batch was Persist AI in?

Persist AI was in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch (W23).

Is Persist AI still active?

Y Combinator lists Persist AI as active.

Where is Persist AI based?

Persist AI lists Sacramento, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.

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