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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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Chris Phillips
Founder·Digistain
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size40
BatchSummer 2021
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Chris is an Imperial College Physics Professor, researching into photovoltaics, and biomedical imaging. He's spent the last few years, with Hemmel Amrania, developing the Digistain cancer diagnosis technology with Imperial medics. He has won a number of prizes and has explained his research on invisibility caused by quantum optical effects to comedy legend Cleese on TV. He once rowed 500 miles non-stop from London to Paris. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Phillips_(professor)
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
DigistainPioneering Breast Cancer Diagnostics for a Healthier Tomorrow
IndustryHealthcare
Websitedigistain.co.uk/
Team size40
X—
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
BatchSummer 2021
TagsMedical Devices
Co-foundersHemmel Amrania
