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Known for these resultsRole37%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 37% 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-company5%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 5% of these rows have at least one match.School32%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 32% of these rows have at least one match.
- Paul Conyngham@paul_conynghamFounder/CEO · GamgeeS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Anis Mihrshahi@anismihrshahiFounder · GutgutgooseS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Leon MojarrabiFounder · GutgutgooseS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Luigi CharlesFounder · ThesisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sergio CharlesFounder/CEO · ThesisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Ankit SinghalFounder/CEO · AnthrogenS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Connor LeeFounder/CTO · AnthrogenS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Namrata AnandFounder · Diffuse BioW23Healthcare · San Francisco
- Dillan DiNardo@DillanDiNardoFounder/CEO · Mindstate Design LabsS21Healthcare · San Francisco
- Tom RayFounder · Mindstate Design LabsS21Healthcare · San Francisco
- Jannick Bendtsen@jannickbendtsenFounder · PipeBioW21Healthcare · Aarhus
- Owen Bodley@obodleyFounder · PipeBioW21Healthcare · Aarhus
- Andrew KungFounder · IsablW20Healthcare · New York
- Elli PapaemmanuilFounder · IsablW20Healthcare · New York
- Juan Medina@jsmedmarFounder · IsablW20Healthcare · New York
- Chris GardnerFounder · Sequence BioS19Healthcare · St. John's
- Jeremy Grushcow@crossborderbioFounder · Sequence BioS19Healthcare · St. John's
- Kalim MirFounder/CEO · XGenomesW19Healthcare · Boston
- Tuval Ben-YehezkelFounder/CEO · Loop GenomicsW16Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Paul ConynghamGamgeeFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/paul_conynghamAnis MihrshahiGutgutgooseFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/anismihrshahiLeon MojarrabiGutgutgooseFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Luigi CharlesThesisFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Sergio CharlesThesisFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Ankit SinghalAnthrogenFounder/CEOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6—Connor LeeAnthrogenFounder/CTOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6—Namrata AnandDiffuse BioFounderWinter 2023HealthcareSan Francisco, United States10—Dillan DiNardoMindstate Design LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/DillanDiNardoTom RayMindstate Design LabsFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States7—Jannick BendtsenPipeBioFounderWinter 2021HealthcareAarhus, Denmark10https://x.com/jannickbendtsenOwen BodleyPipeBioFounderWinter 2021HealthcareAarhus, Denmark10https://x.com/obodleyAndrew KungIsablFounderWinter 2020HealthcareNew York, United States5—Elli PapaemmanuilIsablFounderWinter 2020HealthcareNew York, United States5—Juan MedinaIsablFounderWinter 2020HealthcareNew York, United States5https://x.com/jsmedmarChris GardnerSequence BioFounderSummer 2019HealthcareSt. John's, Canada52—Jeremy GrushcowSequence BioFounderSummer 2019HealthcareSt. John's, Canada52https://x.com/crossborderbioKalim MirXGenomesFounder/CEOWinter 2019HealthcareBoston, United States6—Tuval Ben-YehezkelLoop GenomicsFounder/CEOWinter 2016HealthcareSan Francisco, United States7—Showing 1–19 of 19 founders
Ankit Singhal
Founder/CEO·Anthrogen
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size6
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Ankit is the CEO of Anthrogen. He was a Science Research Fellow and Named Scholar at Columbia (a designation reserved for the top ~10 STEM research students in each class). He has worked in both wet labs and computational labs (focusing on catalysis and structural biology/biophysics) for years. He published several first-author papers as early as high school, won and led national teams at international science/research competitions – he’s excited to lead Anthrogen’s damp lab approach.
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
We're training the next generation of protein foundation models.
IndustryHealthcare
Websiteanthrogen.com
Team size6
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2024
Co-foundersConnor Lee