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Cambridge biotech developing small molecules targeting "undruggable" transcription factors for FSHD and cancer; YC W20 $6.71M competing with Fulcrum Therapeutics in the rare muscle disease therapeutic space.
Altay Therapeutics is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company — backed by Y Combinator (W20) with $6.71 million raised including a $3 million seed round — developing first-in-class small molecule therapeutics that target transcription factors, historically considered "undruggable" proteins due to their lack of conventional binding sites, for rare genetic diseases and oncology indications. Founded in 2019, Altay's lead programs focus on facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) — a rare, progressive muscle disease affecting 1 in 8,500 people with no approved treatments — and cancer targets where transcription factor dysregulation drives tumor growth.
NYC YC "TurboTax for Medicaid" at $22M total ($18M a16z Series A Jul 2025) with AI + live navigators reducing member churn 15% addressing $50B administrative waste; 12-person team competing with Maximus for Medicaid enrollment technology.
Fortuna Health is a New York City-based healthcare technology company — backed by Y Combinator with $22 million in total funding including an $18 million Series A in July 2025 led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) with BoxGroup, and a $4 million seed in November 2023 from YC, BoxGroup, and angel investors including founders of Zocdoc, PillPack, and Cityblock Health — providing Medicaid health plans, providers, and state governments with an AI-powered Medicaid navigation platform that pairs AI automation with live human navigators to guide beneficiaries through enrollment, coverage maintenance, and renewal workflows, reducing member churn by 15% and addressing the $50 billion in administrative waste that the US Medicaid system generates annually. Founded in 2023 by Cydney Kim, Nikita Singareddy, and Ben Wesner, Fortuna Health operates with a 12-person team and has been described as "TurboTax for Medicaid."
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