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Ranad Humeidi

Founder

Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Omanta

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedOmanta · YC

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Anika GuptaunlockedRanad: together at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (2018–2023)
×4Ranad: together at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
×6Ranad: together at Harvard University
Ranad: together at The University of Texas at San Antonio

About

Ranad Humeidi is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Omanta, which provides personalized scientific research support for complex disease cases. She holds a PhD in Chemical Biology from Harvard and has experience identifying a druggable mechanism in ulcerative colitis that led to a GSK collaboration, directing a rare cancer research program for an individual patient, and developing strategies for complex patients whose standard treatment options had been exhausted.

Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at OmantaYC S26

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Ranad 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 Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Omanta's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Omanta's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Omanta

AGAlfredo Gonzalez
Alfredo GonzalezFounder

Experience

  1. OmantaFounder and Chief Scientific Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardDirector of the Broad Innovation Fellowship2023 — 2025Cambridge, MA
  3. Harvard UniversityLead Researcher2020 — 2024Cambridge, MA
  4. Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardBiomedical Researcher - Cancer Program2018 — 2020Golub Lab
  5. University of PennsylvaniaBiomedical Researcher - Medical Imaging2017Delikatny Lab
  6. The University of Texas at San AntonioLead Chemist - MARC Scholar2014 — 2017Doyle Lab

Skills & more

GenomicsPersonalized oncologyGeneticsPatent PreparationPatent LawIntellectualDue DiligenceCommunicationNonprofit OrganizationsData AnalysisQuantitative ResearchYouth Mentoring
+12 moreEducational ConsultingEducational LeadershipProject ManagementIntellectual PropertyEntrepreneurshipCurriculum DevelopmentTeachingSocial ImpactDatabasesMedical ImagingDrug DiscoveryDrug Development

Languages Arabic · English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ranad Humeidi?
Ranad Humeidi is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Omanta, which provides personalized scientific research support for complex disease cases. She holds a PhD in Chemical Biology from Harvard and has experience identifying a druggable mechanism in ulcerative colitis that led to a GSK collaboration, directing a rare cancer research program for an individual patient, and developing strategies for complex patients whose standard treatment options had been exhausted.
Where does Ranad Humeidi work?
Ranad Humeidi is Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Omanta.
What companies did Ranad Humeidi found?
Ranad Humeidi founded Omanta.
Where did Ranad Humeidi go to school?
Ranad Humeidi studied at Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemical biology); Harvard Business School (Cross-Registration-MBA); The University of Texas at San Antonio (Bachelor's degree, Human Biology).

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Alfredo GonzalezFounder at Omanta

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