General Proximity vs Ankr
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Cambridge MA YC W20 induced proximity medicines (molecular glues/PROTACs) targeting undruggable proteins; $16M Series A Jan 2025 Tomales Bay Capital competing with Arvinas and C4 Therapeutics for protein degradation oncology platform.
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General Proximity is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company — backed by Y Combinator (W20) with $16 million in Series A funding in January 2025 led by Tomales Bay Capital — pioneering induced proximity medicines that work by bringing together disease-causing proteins to trigger their degradation or modulation, representing a next-generation therapeutic modality beyond traditional small molecule inhibitors and biologics. Founded in 2020, General Proximity combines computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and structural biology to design molecular glues and PROTACs (proteolysis-targeting chimeras) for previously undruggable targets in oncology and other disease areas — targeting the protein degradation mechanisms that cells use naturally to eliminate aberrant proteins.
Decentralized Web3 infrastructure with RPC node access across 30+ blockchains; globally distributed nodes reduce latency; premium dedicated nodes for apps needing guaranteed throughput.
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Ankr is a Web3 infrastructure platform offering remote procedure call node access to more than 30 blockchain networks through a globally distributed network of nodes run by independent operators. Unlike centralized providers that operate their own data centers exclusively, Ankr's decentralized architecture routes requests across geographically distributed nodes, improving latency for users in regions underserved by US- or EU-centric infrastructure. Its public free-tier RPC endpoints — available for Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Avalanche, Fantom, and dozens of others — have made Ankr one of the most widely used infrastructure providers in the multi-chain developer ecosystem.
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