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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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Mark PothenFounder/CEO · Beacon HealthW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Obinna Akahara@ObinnaAkaFounder/CTO · Beacon HealthW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Chris PhillipsFounder · DigistainS21Healthcare · London
- Hemmel AmraniaFounder · DigistainS21Healthcare · London
- Artur MenzeleevFounder/CSO · Apprentice HealthS18Healthcare · Boston
- Rajiv SivendranFounder/CEO · Apprentice HealthS18Healthcare · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mark PothenBeacon HealthFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Obinna AkaharaBeacon HealthFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ObinnaAkaChris PhillipsDigistainFounderSummer 2021HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom40—Hemmel AmraniaDigistainFounderSummer 2021HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom40—Artur MenzeleevApprentice HealthFounder/CSOSummer 2018HealthcareBoston, United States6—Rajiv SivendranApprentice HealthFounder/CEOSummer 2018HealthcareBoston, United States6—
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Hemmel Amrania
Founder·Digistain
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size40
BatchSummer 2021
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Hemmel Amrania Ph.D, CEO has previously scaled several 7 figure businesses both in therapeutics and diagnostics. As a doctoral researcher he was awarded the Outstanding Research Prize at Imperial College London. He has also won several UK business awards including the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Challenge Imperial College and the Climate KIC Competition held by the Mayor of London. For Digistain he spear-headed the research out of the lab all the way through to clinical trials.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
DigistainPioneering Breast Cancer Diagnostics for a Healthier Tomorrow
IndustryHealthcare
Websitedigistain.co.uk/
Team size40
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LocationLondon, United Kingdom
BatchSummer 2021
TagsMedical Devices
Co-foundersChris Phillips
