CellType is a Y Combinator W26 company describing itself as an agentic drug company that simulates human biology. It uses foundation models simulating human biology paired with autonomous agents to run complete drug discovery pipelines. Its core technology, Cell2Sentence, converts single-cell biology data into formats that LLMs can learn from, enabling computational drug screening and validation without traditional animal models. The company reports working with top pharmaceutical companies and says it has discovered and validated a novel cancer treatment signal. CellType is based in New York City.
CellType
ActiveThe agentic drug company. We simulate human biology
Total raised
$500K
1 round
Stage
Seed
Jan 2026
Team
1-10
since 2026
Pricing
—
Founded
2026
New York, United States
Agent-ready
—
Foundation models that simulate human biology
Autonomous agents that run end-to-end drug discovery pipelines
Cell2Sentence technology converting single-cell data into LLM-readable formats
Computational drug screening without traditional animal models
In-silico validation of candidate treatment signals
Agentic workflows spanning discovery through validation
Single-cell biology data ingestion and representation
Collaboration capabilities with pharmaceutical partners
12/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Jan 2026 Seed $500K ● Y Combinator
Capital network
$500K raised ·1 backer·10 network links
- Backers1
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What is CellType?
- CellType is an agentic drug discovery company that simulates human biology using foundation models and autonomous agents to run complete drug discovery pipelines.
- What is Cell2Sentence?
- Cell2Sentence is CellType's core technology that converts single-cell biology data into formats LLMs can learn from, enabling computational drug screening and validation.
- Does CellType use animal models?
- Its approach is computational, screening and validating candidates in silico, which the company positions as reducing reliance on traditional animal models.
- Has CellType produced any results?
- The company reports working with top pharmaceutical companies and says it has discovered and validated a novel cancer treatment signal.
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