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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company22%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 22% of these rows have at least one match.School100%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 100% of these rows have at least one match.
- Chang LuFounder/CEO · InsurfS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Mathieu RihetFounder/CEO · NovoflowX25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Jacky LaiFounder · PeebaW23B2B · Jakarta
- Nihar ParikhFounder/CTO · AxleS22Fintech · New York
- Spike LuFounder · BricksAIS22B2B · San Francisco
- Safee Shah@SafeeShahFounder/CEO · ByteS20Consumer · Lahore
- Karan MirchandaniFounder · HelloverifyW18B2B · Noida
- Alok DeshpandeFounder/President · SmartPathS16Fintech · Atlanta
- Jose M. Mejia OnetoFounder/CEO · ShasqiW15Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Chang LuInsurfFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Mathieu RihetNovoflowFounder/CEOSpring 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6—Jacky LaiPeebaFounderWinter 2023B2BJakarta, Indonesia30—Nihar ParikhAxleFounder/CTOSummer 2022FintechNew York, United States20—Spike LuBricksAIFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Safee ShahByteFounder/CEOSummer 2020ConsumerLahore, Pakistan30https://x.com/SafeeShahKaran MirchandaniHelloverifyFounderWinter 2018B2BNoida, India600—Alok DeshpandeSmartPathFounder/PresidentSummer 2016FintechAtlanta, United States16—Jose M. Mejia OnetoShasqiFounder/CEOWinter 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States28—
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Jose M. Mejia Oneto
Founder/CEO·Shasqi
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size28
BatchWinter 2015
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
José M Mejía Oneto is a physician scientist with training in Organic Chemistry at Emory and Orthopedics at UC Davis. During his clinical training, Jose recognized the need for a better way to get drugs to the right location in the body. Joined the YC program in 2015 with Tambo and in 2018 its spinoff Shasqi, focussing on pioneering click chemistry in humans for better cancer drugs. Shasqi has raised a more than $60M in funding, with its lead asset in Phase 2 and a growing pipeline of drugs.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ShasqiTargeting Cancer with Click Chemistry
IndustryHealthcare
Website—
Team size28
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2015
