Strand AI
YC W26San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 2 employees · 1 known investors
Strand AI predicts missing biological data modalities from existing patient data, converting single histopathology slides into spatial protein maps and inferring gene expression from genotype. The platform serves researchers and clinicians in computational pathology and genomics.
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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W26)
Strand AI was founded in 2025 by Yue Dai and Oded Falik.
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Oded Falikin𝕏Founder/CTOOded Falik was a tech lead at Enable Medicine working on spatial biology platforms and large-scale data pipelines. He is now cofounder and CTO at Strand AI, developing foundation models for biological data analysis.
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The YC application· Winter 2026 batch
Strand AI (YC W26) Launch Video
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- What does Strand AI do?
- Strand AI predicts missing biological data modalities from existing patient data, converting single histopathology slides into spatial protein maps and inferring gene expression from genotype. The platform serves researchers and clinicians in computational pathology and genomics.
- Who founded Strand AI?
- Strand AI was founded by Yue Dai, Oded Falik in 2025.
- Who are Strand AI's investors?
- Strand AI's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Strand AI headquartered?
- Strand AI is headquartered in San Francisco, US.