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Y Combinator

Y Combinator is a startup accelerator based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2005. It has pioneered a new funding model for early-stage startups by investing a modest amount of capital, typically around $150,000, in a large number of companies twice a year. Over a three-month program, Y Combinator collaborates closely with these startups to prepare them for investor pitches and enhance their business strategies. Each funding cycle concludes with Demo Day, where startups present to an exclusive audience of investors. Y Combinator focuses on various sectors, including business software, education, healthcare, and financial technology, among others. In addition to initial funding, it offers ongoing support through its extensive alumni network. Since its inception, Y Combinator has funded over 630 startups, contributing significantly to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Silicon Valley and beyond.

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Gustaf Alstromer

Group Partner

Matt Bogrand

Associate, YC Continuity Fund

Timothy Brady

Partner

Craig R. Cannon

Director of Marketing

Adora Cheung

Partner

Nic Dardenne

Principal

Aaron Epstein

Group Partner

Brad Flora

Group Partner

Jared Friedman

Managing Director, Software and Group Partner

Aaron Harris

Partner

Carolynn Levy

Partner

Bradford (Brad) Lightcap

Associate, YC Continuity

Kat Manalac

Managing Partner

Eric Migicovsky

Partner

Kirsty Nathoo

Partner

Verena Prescher

Director of Finance

Geoff Ralston

president

Ali Rowghani

Managing Partner

Arnav Sahu

Principal

Michael Seibel

Managing Director

Harj Taggar

Partner

Past deals in Medical

MedMe

Seed Round in 2022
MedMe Health is a patient care platform that assists pharmacists in scheduling, conducting, and tracking clinical services both virtually and on-site. The platform employs proprietary algorithms to streamline various medical services, including online scheduling, digital diagnosis, documentation filing, and automated follow-up appointments. By facilitating these processes, MedMe Health enables pharmacies to enhance their workflows, strengthen patient relationships, and diversify revenue opportunities within clinical services.

Actipulse Neuroscience (YC W22)

Seed Round in 2022
Medical company specialized in non invasive brain stimulation technologies for the treatment of neurological diseases.

Examedi

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Examedi is a healthcare startup that provides nurse and lab technician services directly at patients' homes for appointments. Examedi connects the availabilities of healthcare providers with patients.

Momo Medical

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Momo Medical is a company that improves patient safety through technology. They do this by providing caregivers with the right information, at the right time. The primary application of their device helps nurses prevent pressure ulcers by means of a patient friendly monitoring system. They believe that technology has an important support role in the healthcare sector. Good healthcare is all about people being able to help people. Technology can help caregivers do this by making the work safer, smarter, and more efficient.

Luminate Medical

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Luminate Medical develops a medical device designed to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy. Luminate Medical recognises that hair is an essential element of personality and self-esteem, and is dedicated to using the latest advances in medical technology to protect this.

Known Medicine

Seed Round in 2021
Known Medicine is looking to take the experimentation of how tumors respond to cancer drugs out of the patient’s body and into the lab. The startup breaks down tumor samples into micro tumors, which they treat separately inside specialized micro-environments with different methods and see what works best.

Centaur Labs

Series A in 2021
Our platform uses trained professionals to analyze medical images and videos, enabling our customers to build new technologies and treatments to detect and fight disease.

Moichor

Seed Round in 2021
Moichor, vet healthcare, aims to empower veterinarians to accurately diagnose patients through data-driven approaches leading to drastically improved outcomes.

MedMe

Seed Round in 2021
MedMe Health is a patient care platform that assists pharmacists in scheduling, conducting, and tracking clinical services both virtually and on-site. The platform employs proprietary algorithms to streamline various medical services, including online scheduling, digital diagnosis, documentation filing, and automated follow-up appointments. By facilitating these processes, MedMe Health enables pharmacies to enhance their workflows, strengthen patient relationships, and diversify revenue opportunities within clinical services.

Farmako

Seed Round in 2020
Farmako Healthcare Private Limited develops health record maintenance application. The company’s application helps users to maintain lab reports, prescriptions, bills, and vaccinations information of patients from all doctors digitally at one place and offers access to medical history of patients to their doctors. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Panaji, India.

Known Medicine

Seed Round in 2020
Known Medicine is looking to take the experimentation of how tumors respond to cancer drugs out of the patient’s body and into the lab. The startup breaks down tumor samples into micro tumors, which they treat separately inside specialized micro-environments with different methods and see what works best.

Wingspan Health

Grant in 2019
We bring all of your medical information into one place - automatically - so you can see a full picture of your health and healthcare.

DirectShifts

Seed Round in 2019
They've set out to modernize healthcare recruiting. They're a team of physicians and entrepreneurs who have come together to solve a major pain point facing medical professionals today. Healthcare is a noble profession that has become overburdened by loss of autonomy, administrative bloat, and an ever-increasing number of intermediaries widening the gap between patients and providers. They want to help realign the industry around its original purpose and let providers administer better care.

Hey Healthcare

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Hey Healthcare, Inc. develops automated medical billing software for therapists. Its software offers reporting, authorizations, benefit verifications, denial management, daily A/R work, and credentialing services. It helps to register therapists and invoice insurers and to gain insurance coverage claims for their offices. It also operates an online platform. It serves mental health care service providers and insurance companies. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Brick Health

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Brick Health operates as a provider of in-person medical services designed to enhance the quality and accessibility of virtual primary care. The company offers a range of services, including diagnostics, nursing support, point-of-care testing, and phlebotomy, all at transparent cash prices. By bridging the gap between telemedicine and traditional in-person care, Brick Health aims to ensure that patients utilizing virtual clinics have access to essential medical services at affordable rates.

Centaur Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Our platform uses trained professionals to analyze medical images and videos, enabling our customers to build new technologies and treatments to detect and fight disease.

Circle Medical

Funding Round in 2018
Circle Medical provides primary care Doctors in-person at your home or work. Your care will be led by one of their board-certified physicians, all of whom were selected for their experience and patient-centered approach. Doctor visits are insured under most plans. Using the app, you may scan your insurance card to check for eligibility and coverage. Doctors are available in San Francisco including evenings and weekends.

Medinas, Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Medinas, Inc. operates a data-driven marketplace that facilitates the buying and selling of surplus and short-dated medical supplies and equipment for healthcare organizations. Serving a diverse clientele that includes hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, veterinary practices, and nursing homes, as well as product suppliers like original equipment manufacturers, the company streamlines the sales process to save time and reduce costs. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, Medinas, Inc. focuses on technology-driven asset management and remarketing solutions tailored to the needs of the healthcare sector.

The Mednet

Seed Round in 2017
The Mednet is a community of physicians helping each other treat patients with cancer.Their Mission is Improve knowledge sharing between physicians so that patients get high quality care wherever they are treated.They help physicians get answers to questions where there is no clear answer in guidelines or published research and expert opinion is necessary. All answers are indexed and searchable so that every physician can quickly access expert knowledge to provide their patients with high quality care.

The Mednet

Seed Round in 2017
The Mednet is a community of physicians helping each other treat patients with cancer.Their Mission is Improve knowledge sharing between physicians so that patients get high quality care wherever they are treated.They help physicians get answers to questions where there is no clear answer in guidelines or published research and expert opinion is necessary. All answers are indexed and searchable so that every physician can quickly access expert knowledge to provide their patients with high quality care.

Pulse

Seed Round in 2017
Pulse provides online medical records.

MedTech

Seed Round in 2017
MedTech is a professional community focused on advancing the bioscience and medical technology sectors. Founded in 2004 and based in Syracuse, New York, it provides platforms for professionals to connect, collaborate, and engage in education and advocacy. The organization hosts various events, including the MedTech Annual Conference and MedTech Annual Members' Dinner, which serve as networking and learning opportunities. Additionally, MedTech operates the MedTech Institute, offering training and certification programs aimed at enhancing skills within the industry. Through its comprehensive resources, including a dedicated website for news and updates, MedTech supports its members in navigating the evolving landscape of biotechnology and medical innovation.

AlemHealth

Seed Round in 2017
AlemHealth Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that specializes in designing and manufacturing digital healthcare solutions aimed at mitigating global doctor shortages. Founded in 2015, AlemHealth offers innovative products such as AlemBox, which connects hospitals to a global network of physicians and their patient data, and AlemDoc, a cloud-based application that facilitates access and transfer of patient data in bandwidth-limited environments. The company also develops teleradiology software and hardware that enables the storage, sharing, viewing, and reporting of medical imaging studies, utilizing advanced technologies like artificial intelligence and secure cloud storage. AlemHealth's solutions are tailored for frontier markets, promoting cross-border collaboration among physicians and ensuring that patients receive high-quality care at affordable prices.

PatientBank

Seed Round in 2016
PatientBank lets you request medical records online—from any doctor or hospital.

Acorn Biolabs

Grant in 2016
Cryopreserving people's healthy young cells for use with future medical technologies.

Circle Medical

Seed Round in 2015
Circle Medical provides primary care Doctors in-person at your home or work. Your care will be led by one of their board-certified physicians, all of whom were selected for their experience and patient-centered approach. Doctor visits are insured under most plans. Using the app, you may scan your insurance card to check for eligibility and coverage. Doctors are available in San Francisco including evenings and weekends.

CrowdMed

Seed Round in 2015
CrowdMed, Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2012. It utilizes a prediction market platform to address complex medical issues by tapping into the collective intelligence of a network of medical detectives, which includes licensed physicians, medical students, and other healthcare professionals. This innovative approach allows CrowdMed to provide patients with potential diagnoses and solutions for undiagnosed or chronic symptoms that have eluded traditional medical practices. By combining the insights of numerous contributors, CrowdMed aims to deliver accurate and timely medical suggestions, thereby streamlining the healthcare process. The company seeks to become a trusted resource for millions of patients facing challenging medical conditions.

Clear Mind Medical

Seed Round in 2015
Clear Mind Medical provides medical devices that save lives and improve recovery for patients with brain hemorrhage.

Medisas

Seed Round in 2013
Medisas, Inc. provides a cloud based service that enables doctors to transfer information to each other between shifts. Medisas, Inc. is based in the United States.

CrowdMed

Seed Round in 2013
CrowdMed, Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2012. It utilizes a prediction market platform to address complex medical issues by tapping into the collective intelligence of a network of medical detectives, which includes licensed physicians, medical students, and other healthcare professionals. This innovative approach allows CrowdMed to provide patients with potential diagnoses and solutions for undiagnosed or chronic symptoms that have eluded traditional medical practices. By combining the insights of numerous contributors, CrowdMed aims to deliver accurate and timely medical suggestions, thereby streamlining the healthcare process. The company seeks to become a trusted resource for millions of patients facing challenging medical conditions.

BookSolid

Seed Round in 2012
BookSolid provides patient appointment booking service for health care professionals.

Medmonk

Seed Round in 2012
Medmonk is based on the premise that it's in everyone's best interest for medications to be used regardless of price. Patients get the care and medications they need, insurers are protected against larger claims, and pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies get maximum use of their medications. Co-founder Somaira Punjwani, an HIV specialty pharmacist, had to invent a process as an alternative to turning away patients who struggled with their co-pay. She did this manually for over three years with overwhelming positive feedback from grateful patients who could now afford their medications.