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CellType (YC W26) — The agentic drug company. we simulate human biology

CellType is building an agentic drug company. AI agents that run the full drug discovery pipeline on top of biological foundation models that simulate human biology.

CellType is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2026 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: The agentic drug company. We simulate human biology. The founder listed is David van Dijk (Founder/CEO) (Y Combinator directory entry, February 17, 2026).

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CellType

New accelerator entry · 2026-02-17 · the record

Winter 2026
batch
5
people
Early
stage
United States of America
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BatchWinter 2026
Announced2026-02-17
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size5
IndustryHealthcare
Sub-industryHealthcare -> Drug Discovery and Delivery
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedNew York City, NY, USA
HiringYes
Sitehttps://www.celltype.com
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CellType is building an agentic drug company. AI agents that run the full drug discovery pipeline on top of biological foundation models that simulate human biology. Our core technology, developed with Google DeepMind, has already discovered and validated a new cancer treatment signal. We’re working with Top 10 pharma.

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