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Abraham Heifets

Founder

Founder at WonderTx

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedWonderTx · YC

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569 people in our graph share verified history with Abraham — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Mike ZakunlockedAbraham: together at Cornell (1997–2002)
×2Abraham: together at Cornell
×7Abraham: together at Y Combinator
×2Abraham: together at University of Toronto

About

Abraham Heifets is founder and CEO of WonderTx and previously co-founded Atomwise, an AI-driven drug discovery company. He earned a PhD from the University of Toronto, worked at IBM Research, is named on 15 patents and applications, and contributed AI work to Cornell's robotic soccer team.

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Intro paths

YC

Abraham went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran WonderTx's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Abraham can intro founders to WonderTx's investors below.

WonderTx's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Experience

  1. WonderTxCEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Atomwise, Inc.Co-Founder and CEO2012 — 2024
  3. University of TorontoGraduate Student2008 — 2013Toronto, Canada Area
  4. IBMStaff Software Engineer2003 — 2007
  5. IBMResearch Intern2001
  6. IBMExtreme Blue Intern2000

Skills & more

Machine Learning41Algorithms32XML16Java39Computer Science13Python10Distributed Systems8Data Mining5Artificial Intelligence5Perl2LaTeX7Matlab3
+10 moreProgrammingSoftware EngineeringBioinformaticsCRubyC++Software DevelopmentData AnalysisResearchLinux

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Abraham Heifets?
Abraham Heifets is founder and CEO of WonderTx and previously co-founded Atomwise, an AI-driven drug discovery company. He earned a PhD from the University of Toronto, worked at IBM Research, is named on 15 patents and applications, and contributed AI work to Cornell's robotic soccer team.
Where does Abraham Heifets work?
Abraham Heifets is Founder of WonderTx.
What companies did Abraham Heifets found?
Abraham Heifets founded WonderTx.
Where did Abraham Heifets go to school?
Abraham Heifets studied at Y Combinator (Masters of Growth); University of Toronto (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science); Cornell University (MEng, Computer Science).

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Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective

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Shared employers

Also worked at Atomwise, Inc.5

Adam SeabrookPartner at B4 CapitalAlex LevyFounder at Numerion LabsJames LeeVP, Business Development at Valora TherapeuticsYan ZhaoExecutive Officer at AtomwiseNeely MozaffarianChief Medical Officer at Ouro Medicines

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