HistoWiz
YC W16New York City, US · Founded 2012 · New York corporation · 2 employees · 9 known investors
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HistoWiz provides digital pathology services including precision histology, immunostaining, slide archiving, and AI-powered image analysis for research and clinical laboratories. The company serves biomedical researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and diagnostic labs with automated histology processing and pathology consultation.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W16)
HistoWiz was founded in 2012 by Ke Cheng.


Investors · 9
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Also in the syndicate · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$1.3M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2015–2021
- Undisclosed amountSeries AOct 2021 · 2 sources
Vivo Capital (lead), Asahi Kasei, venBio
Source ↗
▶$344.5KraisedJun 2016 · 9 investors · BiotechnologyRule 506(b)
- Ke ChengExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $350K
- Amount sold
- $344.5K
- First sale
- Mar 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, New York, 2012
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1MraisedMar 2015 · 1 investors · Biotechnology
- Ke ChengExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $1M
- Amount sold
- $1M
- Minimum investment
- $1M
- Proceeds to insiders
- $40K
- First sale
- Feb 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, New York, 2012
- Federal exemptions
- 04
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
The YC application· Winter 2016 batch
YC Demo Day W16-HistoWiz
Ke Cheng
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HistoWiz do?
- HistoWiz provides digital pathology services including precision histology, immunostaining, slide archiving, and AI-powered image analysis for research and clinical laboratories. The company serves biomedical researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and diagnostic labs with automated histology processing and pathology consultation.
- Who founded HistoWiz?
- HistoWiz was founded by Ke Cheng in 2012.
- Who are HistoWiz's investors?
- HistoWiz's investors include Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital, venBio Partners, Vivo Capital, Y Combinator, Avlok Capital, K5 Ventures, MicroVentures.
- How much funding has HistoWiz raised?
- HistoWiz has disclosed $1.3M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is HistoWiz headquartered?
- HistoWiz is headquartered in New York City, US.












