YCW22· OtherEngage Bio
Potent, durable, and redosable non-viral genetic medicines
AcquiredChecked 20h ago
Founders
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Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
Velorum TherapeuticsW24Breakthrough medicines unlocking the biology of hemeShared: biotech, healthcare, therapeuticsActive
ParcelBioW24Elevated mRNA for transformative medicines.Shared: synthetic biology, biotech, therapeuticsActive
Granza BioW24Building programmable therapeutics for the immune systemShared: synthetic biology, biotech, healthcareActive
Serna BioW21Genetic Medicine with Small MoleculesShared: biotech, drug discoveryActive
SynsoryBioW24"If-then" conditional logic for protein drugsShared: synthetic biology, biotech, therapeuticsActive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
ACXS24Next-generation biocides for sustainable agriculture at scaleShared: synthetic biology, biotech, healthcareActive
Adventris PharmaceuticalsW23Adventris makes cancer vaccinesShared: biotech, healthcare, therapeuticsActive
Sensible BiotechnologiesS21Unlocking the next generation of mRNA medicinesShared: synthetic biology, biotech, therapeuticsActive
Eris BiotechW24Our drugs engage the immune system to fight tumorsShared: biotech, therapeutics, drug discoveryActive
Kopra BioS24Genetically engineered viruses that teach your immune system to kill…Shared: synthetic biology, biotech, therapeuticsActive
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FlowDeployW22Bioinformatics pipelines in the cloudInactive
HypaHubW22A Cloud-Based Bioinformatics and AI PlatformAcquired
About Engage Bio
Engage Bio has developed Tethosomes, a new class of non-viral DNA which finally unleashes potent, durable, redosable, and scalable genetic medicine. In 2026 Engage was acquired by Eli Lilly.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Engage Bio: questions
Which YC batch was Engage Bio in?
Engage Bio was in Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch (W22).
Is Engage Bio still active?
Y Combinator lists Engage Bio as acquired.
Where is Engage Bio based?
Engage Bio lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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