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Y Combinator - biotech and healthcare companies

Y Combinator (bio and healthcare track)

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
$500,000

Standard YC deal: USD 125,000 for 7% on a post-money SAFE plus USD 375,000 on an uncapped MFN SAFE, total USD 500,000. Bio and healthcare companies apply through the same general application; YC provides additional bio-specific partners and lab-cost guidance.

Funder

Y Combinator Management, LLC

private · supranational

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — YC runs multiple batches per year (Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall) with published application deadlines; late applications are considered on a rolling basis.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Founders must relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area for the batch. Companies are reincorporated as Delaware C-corps as part of the deal.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.ycombinator.com/apply

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