CellType

Top Bio and Health · YC Winter 2026
www.celltype.com

The agentic drug company. We simulate human biology.

Founders

David van Dijk

CEO

Ivan Vrkic

Co-Founder

Funding History

Pre-Seed
March 2026

Articles

CellType Uses AI to Simulate Human Biology for Drug Discovery

CellType Uses AI to Simulate Human Biology for Drug Discovery

Founded by a Yale professor and his research partner, CellType is building AI agents and biological foundation models to replace slow, failure-prone drug development with computational simulations of human biology.
The Top Bio and Health Startups in YC W26

The Top Bio and Health Startups in YC W26

From parasite-derived autoimmune drugs to AI-powered fish farming, these are the bio and health companies to watch from YC's Winter 2026 batch.
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