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Known for these resultsRole32%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 32% 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.Bio74%Bio coverage: 74% 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-company1%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 1% of these rows have at least one match.School40%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 40% of these rows have at least one match.
- Sanjukta Bhattacharya@splicewiringFounder · Atlas DiscoveryS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Shaamil Karim@shaamilkarim1Founder/CEO · Atlas DiscoveryS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ansh TiwariFounder/CEO · RasynS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ayush ChauhanFounder/CTO · RasynS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Daood HashmiFounder · RasynS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Abraham Heifets@AbeHeifetsFounder/CEO · WonderTxS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Andres Bran@drecmbFounder/CTO · b12 LabsS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Zlatko Jončev@ZJoncevFounder/CEO · b12 LabsS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ayaan ParikhFounder/CEO · ConvexiaS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Rahul VijayanFounder/CTO · ConvexiaS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Adam WinnifrithFounder/CEO · Evolvere BioSciencesS24Healthcare · Oxford
- Piotr JedryszekFounder/CTO · Evolvere BioSciencesS24Healthcare · Oxford
- Weronika SlesakFounder · Evolvere BioSciencesS24Healthcare · Oxford
- Jose Miguel Hernandez LobatoFounder · Ångström AIS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Laurence Midgley@SilkyDogfishFounder/CTO · Ångström AIS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Deniz Kavi@kavi_denizFounder/CEO · Tamarind BioW24B2B · San Francisco
- Sherry LiuFounder · Tamarind BioW24B2B · San Francisco
- Christopher Lau@lauhoyeungFounder · NanograbS23Healthcare · London
- Debesh MandalFounder · NanograbS23Healthcare · London
- Shanil Panara@shanilpanaraFounder · NanograbS23Healthcare · London
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sanjukta BhattacharyaAtlas DiscoveryFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/splicewiringShaamil KarimAtlas DiscoveryFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/shaamilkarim1Ansh TiwariRasynFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States0—Ayush ChauhanRasynFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States0—Daood HashmiRasynFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States0—Abraham HeifetsWonderTx2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/AbeHeifetsAndres Branb12 LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/drecmbZlatko Jončevb12 LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ZJoncevAyaan ParikhConvexiaFounder/CEOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Rahul VijayanConvexiaFounder/CTOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Adam WinnifrithEvolvere BioSciencesFounder/CEOSummer 2024HealthcareOxford, United Kingdom3—Piotr JedryszekEvolvere BioSciencesFounder/CTOSummer 2024HealthcareOxford, United Kingdom3—Weronika SlesakEvolvere BioSciencesFounderSummer 2024HealthcareOxford, United Kingdom3—Jose Miguel Hernandez LobatoÅngström AIFounderSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5—Laurence MidgleyÅngström AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/SilkyDogfishDeniz KaviTamarind BioFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/kavi_denizSherry LiuTamarind BioFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States20—Christopher LauNanograbFounderSummer 2023HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/lauhoyeungDebesh MandalNanograbFounderSummer 2023HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom5—Shanil PanaraNanograbFounderSummer 2023HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/shanilpanara
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Abraham Heifets
Founder/CEO·WonderTx
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder and CEO of A Company in Stealth Mode. Previously, cofounded Atomwise, the first company to deploy deep learning for structure-based drug design ($220+ million in funding; 100 hires; signed $5B in total partnership value with Sanofi, Bayer, Eli Lilly, etc; ran largest AI-driven drug discovery experiment w/ 600+ researchers in 30 countries). Even more previous: PhD @ U of Toronto; inventor on 15 patents + applications; IBM Research; AI for Cornell’s world champion robotic soccer team.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founder
- W15Numerion LabsActive
- S26WonderTxActive · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
WonderTxExtrapolative AI to unlock First-in-Class drugs
Also founded · 1 more YC company
Numerion LabsActiveWinter 2015Artificial intelligence for drug discovery.
HealthcareSan Francisco, United States67Open this entry
