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YC AI-powered Drug Discovery

40 companies · 34 active · 100% AI · most in S21 (7)

Companies tagged AI-powered Drug Discovery

AIHalmos LabsRebuilding the drug discovery pipeline around agentsYC F26LundStartup →AIAtlas DiscoveryAI-native pharma companyYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIWonderTxExtrapolative AI to unlock First-in-Class drugsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIOriginAI and Data for Cancer TherapeuticsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIPaceline BioBiospecimen logistics & operations layer to accelerate drug devYC F25BoulderStartup →AIb12 LabsMaking hard molecules for Pharma and BiotechYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIConvexiaThe world's first AI-maximalist pharma companyYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIExin TherapeuticsAgentic platform for predictive neuro drug discovery + data foundry.YC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIÅngström AIGen AI molecular simulations that reproduce wetlab resultsYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIEvolvere BioSciencesMaking Next-Generation Antibiotics that Outpace Bacterial EvolutionYC S24OxfordStartup →AIGloGloCuring and preventing type 1 diabetesYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AITamarind BioAI Inference Platform for Drug DiscoveryYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AINanograbDeliver genes to any cell with AIYC S23LondonStartup →AIDiffuse BioGenerative AI for protein designYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveLavo Life SciencesAI for drug formulationYC W23Startup →AIKeylikaRedefining the Standard of Care for Iron Deficiency AnemiaYC S22San FranciscoStartup →AIRosebud BiosciencesGrowing micro-organs to find new drugsYC W22San FranciscoStartup →AIAdaptyvWe're building fully automated labs for protein engineeringYC S21LausanneStartup →AICellChorusThe dynamic single-cell analysis companyYC S21HoustonStartup →AIHarmonic DiscoveryMulti-targeted therapeutics to treat complex diseasesYC S21New York CityStartup →AIMatrubialsDeveloping milk-inspired therapeutics for infectious diseasesYC S21DavisStartup →AIOutput LabsThe foundation for the next era of scienceYC S21New York CityStartup →AIParallel BioUsing the immune system to cure diseaseYC S21San FranciscoStartup →AISFA TherapeuticsRegulating the immune system to block cancer & autoimmune diseasesYC S21PhiladelphiaStartup →AIAcquiredPipeBioPipeBio is a SaaS bioinformatics platform to develop antibody drugs.YC W21AarhusStartup →AIAcquiredKnown MedicineCombining 3D cell culture & AI to translate drugs to clinical successYC S20Salt Lake CityStartup →AINabla BioWe use AI to design antibodies for intractable diseasesYC S20BostonStartup →AIAltay TherapeuticsAltay develops disease-modifying therapies targeting transcription…YC W20San FranciscoStartup →AIMenten AIMenten AI designs peptide and protein therapeutics using quantum…YC W20San FranciscoStartup →AIPostEraMedicinal Chemistry powered by Machine LearningYC W20BostonStartup →AIShiruShiru leverages ML to create proteins to feed the world sustainably.YC S19San FranciscoStartup →AI1910Multimodal AI Platform for Modality Agnostic Drug Discovery™YC W19BostonStartup →AIInactiveResistanceBioWe solve drug resistance for cancerYC W19San FranciscoStartup →AISynkrino BiotherapeuticsSynkrino's AI, SATIS is a powerful, unbiased discovery system for…YC S18San FranciscoStartup →AIMacromoltekComputational antibody designYC W18AustinStartup →AIPersephone BiosciencesWe are using the gut microbiome to end cancer.YC W18San DiegoStartup →AIInactiveReverie LabsEngineering next-generation, brain-penetrant cancer therapies.YC W18BostonStartup →AIQvinEmpowering women. Period.YC W16San FranciscoStartup →AINumerion LabsArtificial intelligence for drug discovery.YC W15San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveTeevoxTeevoxYC S10San FranciscoStartup →
Company
Halmos LabsRebuilding the drug discovery pipeline around agentsteam of 3YC F26ActiveAI
Atlas DiscoveryAI-native pharma companyteam of 3YC S26ActiveAI
WonderTxExtrapolative AI to unlock First-in-Class drugsteam of 3YC S26ActiveAI
OriginAI and Data for Cancer Therapeuticsteam of 8hiringYC W26ActiveAI
Paceline BioBiospecimen logistics & operations layer to accelerate drug devteam of 3YC F25ActiveAI
b12 LabsMaking hard molecules for Pharma and Biotechteam of 3hiringYC S25ActiveAI
ConvexiaThe world's first AI-maximalist pharma companyteam of 4YC S25ActiveAI
Exin TherapeuticsAgentic platform for predictive neuro drug discovery + data foundry.team of 9YC W25ActiveAI
Ångström AIGen AI molecular simulations that reproduce wetlab resultsteam of 5YC S24ActiveAI
Evolvere BioSciencesMaking Next-Generation Antibiotics that Outpace Bacterial Evolutionteam of 3YC S24ActiveAI
GloGloCuring and preventing type 1 diabetesteam of 3hiringYC W24ActiveAI
Tamarind BioAI Inference Platform for Drug Discoveryteam of 20hiringYC W24ActiveAI
NanograbDeliver genes to any cell with AIteam of 5YC S23ActiveAI
Diffuse BioGenerative AI for protein designteam of 10hiringYC W23ActiveAI
Lavo Life SciencesAI for drug formulationteam of 3YC W23InactiveAI
KeylikaRedefining the Standard of Care for Iron Deficiency AnemiaYC S22ActiveAI
Rosebud BiosciencesGrowing micro-organs to find new drugsteam of 3YC W22ActiveAI
AdaptyvWe're building fully automated labs for protein engineeringteam of 25hiringYC S21ActiveAI
CellChorusThe dynamic single-cell analysis companyteam of 4YC S21ActiveAI
Harmonic DiscoveryMulti-targeted therapeutics to treat complex diseasesteam of 8YC S21ActiveAI
MatrubialsDeveloping milk-inspired therapeutics for infectious diseasesteam of 4YC S21ActiveAI
Output LabsThe foundation for the next era of scienceteam of 10hiringYC S21ActiveAI
Parallel BioUsing the immune system to cure diseaseteam of 20hiringYC S21ActiveAI
SFA TherapeuticsRegulating the immune system to block cancer & autoimmune diseasesteam of 4YC S21ActiveAI
PipeBioPipeBio is a SaaS bioinformatics platform to develop antibody drugs.team of 10acquiredYC W21AcquiredAI
Known MedicineCombining 3D cell culture & AI to translate drugs to clinical successteam of 17acquiredYC S20AcquiredAI
Nabla BioWe use AI to design antibodies for intractable diseasesteam of 8YC S20ActiveAI
Altay TherapeuticsAltay develops disease-modifying therapies targeting transcription…team of 6YC W20ActiveAI
Menten AIMenten AI designs peptide and protein therapeutics using quantum…team of 2YC W20ActiveAI
PostEraMedicinal Chemistry powered by Machine Learningteam of 40hiringYC W20ActiveAI
ShiruShiru leverages ML to create proteins to feed the world sustainably.team of 4YC S19ActiveAI
1910Multimodal AI Platform for Modality Agnostic Drug Discovery™team of 20YC W19ActiveAI
ResistanceBioWe solve drug resistance for cancerteam of 15YC W19InactiveAI
Synkrino BiotherapeuticsSynkrino's AI, SATIS is a powerful, unbiased discovery system for…team of 2YC S18ActiveAI
MacromoltekComputational antibody designteam of 14YC W18ActiveAI
Persephone BiosciencesWe are using the gut microbiome to end cancer.team of 6YC W18ActiveAI
Reverie LabsEngineering next-generation, brain-penetrant cancer therapies.team of 29YC W18InactiveAI
QvinEmpowering women. Period.team of 30YC W16ActiveAI
Numerion LabsArtificial intelligence for drug discovery.team of 67YC W15ActiveAI
TeevoxTeevoxteam of 11YC S10InactiveAI

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Nearby spaces: Biotech 21, Drug discovery 7, Machine Learning 7, Therapeutics 6, Biotechnology 4, Generative AI 3, Drug Delivery 3, Deep Learning 3, Consumer Health Services 2, Oncology 2