Strand AI
YC W26 · Active · Multimodal foundation models to predict uncollected patient biology
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 AbInitio BioShared: foundation model, predict, drugActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX26 |
 The Forecasting CompanyShared: foundation modelActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS24 |
 CellTypeShared: foundation model, biology, drugActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW26 |
 Iron GridShared: foundation modelActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS25 |
 PiramidalShared: foundation modelActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW24 |
 TwelveLabsnot in a program hereShared: foundation modelElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere | |
 General Intuitionnot in a program hereShared: foundation model, trainedElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 VoreliosShared: foundation model, fraction, costActiveAI | AI | Active | YCF26 |
 Anto BiosciencesShared: foundation model, predict, drugActiveAI | AI | Active | YCF25 |
 Output BiosciencesShared: foundation, biology, drug discovery and deliveryActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS21 |
 Cactus ComputeShared: foundation modelActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 |
 TrimShared: foundation modelActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW25 |
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Founders
- Yue DaiFounder/CEO
- Oded FalikFounder/CTO
About Strand AI
Strand AI develops foundation models to generate missing bio-data about patients. With this imputed data, pharmaceutical companies can select better patients for their drug trials and shave months from their drug launch timelines. We’ve already trained a multimodal foundation model that integrates spatial biology modalities, beating SOTA at a fraction of the cost.
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 2
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 1h ago
Strand AI: questions
Which YC batch was Strand AI in?
Strand AI was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Strand AI still active?
Y Combinator lists Strand AI as active.
Who founded Strand AI?
Strand AI's founders, as listed on its YC page: Yue Dai (Founder/CEO), Oded Falik (Founder/CTO).
Where is Strand AI based?
Strand AI lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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