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- David van Dijk@david_van_dijkFounder/CEO · CellTypeW26Healthcare · New York
- Ivan VrkicFounder/CTO · CellTypeW26Healthcare · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
David van DijkCellTypeFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2https://x.com/david_van_dijkIvan VrkicCellTypeFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2—
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David van Dijk
Founder/CEO·CellType
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder & CEO of CellType (W26). Yale Professor, 11,000+ citations. Built biological foundation models with Google. Building the agentic drug company.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
