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Known for these resultsRole59%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 59% 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-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% of these rows have at least one match.School59%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 59% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jonas GruetterFounder/CEO · GripS26Industrials · Zürich
- Stanislaw PiaseckiFounder/CTO · GripS26Industrials · Zürich
- Dev KarpeFounder/COO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rohan Seelamsetty@ro_seelamsettyFounder/CEO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Tommy LiFounder/CTO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Abraham Heifets@AbeHeifetsFounder/CEO · WonderTxS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Mahmoud Al-Madi@mahmoudalmadi_Founder/CEO · CyberdeskS25B2B · San Francisco
- Jannik Grothusen@JannikGrothusenFounder/CEO · The Robot Learning CompanyX25Industrials
- Will Cray@willcloudcrayFounder/CTO · MaiveW25B2B · San Francisco
- Jesse HuFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Ke HuangFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Meji AbidoyeFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Adithya RamanathanFounder · BuzzleS21B2B · Philadelphia
- Bhairav MehtaFounder · BuzzleS21B2B · Philadelphia
- Michael StauntonFounder · BuzzleS21B2B · Philadelphia
- Udayan Umapathi@uday1489Founder · Volta Labs, Inc.W19Healthcare · Boston
- Abraham Heifets@AbeHeifetsFounder/CEO · Numerion LabsW15Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jonas GruetterGripFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsZürich, Switzerland4—Stanislaw PiaseckiGripFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsZürich, Switzerland4—Dev KarpePraxis RoboticsFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Rohan SeelamsettyPraxis RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ro_seelamsettyTommy LiPraxis RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Abraham HeifetsWonderTx2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/AbeHeifetsMahmoud Al-MadiCyberdeskFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mahmoudalmadi_Jannik GrothusenThe Robot Learning CompanyFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsUnknown1https://x.com/JannikGrothusenWill CrayMaiveFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/willcloudcrayJesse HuAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Ke HuangAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Meji AbidoyeAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Adithya RamanathanBuzzleFounderSummer 2021B2BPhiladelphia, United States3—Bhairav MehtaBuzzle2× YCFounderSummer 2021B2BPhiladelphia, United States3—Michael StauntonBuzzleFounderSummer 2021B2BPhiladelphia, United States3—Udayan UmapathiVolta Labs, Inc.FounderWinter 2019HealthcareBoston, United States50https://x.com/uday1489Abraham HeifetsNumerion Labs2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States67https://x.com/AbeHeifets
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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
