David van Dijk
FounderCo-Founder & CEO at CellType
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
FoundedCellType · YC
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Martijn KleijwegtunlockedDavid: together at University of Amsterdam (2008–2009)
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David: together at University of Amsterdam
×7David: together at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
About
David van Dijk holds a position as professor at Yale and has contributed to biological foundation models research. He is co-founder and CEO of CellType.
Co-Founder & CEO at CellTypeYC W26
Intro paths
YC
David went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran CellType's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Co-founders at CellType
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Ivan VrkicCo-Founder
Experience
- CellType (YC W26)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — present
- Yale UniversityAssociate Professorcurrent2025 — present
- Yale UniversityAssistant Professor2019 — 2025
- Weizmann Institute of SciencePostdoctoral Researcher2013 — 2015
Skills & more
Research4Machine Learning6Data Science3Deep Learning2Computational Biology3
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- Who is David van Dijk?
- David van Dijk holds a position as professor at Yale and has contributed to biological foundation models research. He is co-founder and CEO of CellType.
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- David van Dijk is Co-Founder & CEO of CellType.
- What companies did David van Dijk found?
- David van Dijk founded CellType.
- Where did David van Dijk go to school?
- David van Dijk studied at Yale University; University of Amsterdam (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam).
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