Side-by-side comparison of AI visibility scores, market position, and capabilities
SF YC W20 AI cyclic peptide drug discovery with Bristol Myers Squibb collaboration May 2024; $4.15M Khosla/Uncork/Feld-backed using ML+quantum computing for peptide optimization competing with Relay Therapeutics for pharma licensing.
Menten AI is a San Francisco-based AI drug discovery company — backed by Y Combinator (W20) with $4.15 million in total funding from Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Uncork Capital, Feld Ventures, Mana Ventures, Quain Investments, Society Health, and Volpini Ventures — developing peptide and protein therapeutics using machine learning and quantum computing to design novel cyclic peptide drug candidates for pharmaceutical licensing partnerships, completing a research collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb in May 2024. Founded in 2018, Menten AI applies advanced AI algorithms for cyclic peptide optimization and protein structure design with a business model centered on licensing proprietary algorithms and drug candidates to pharma partners rather than developing therapeutics through full clinical development.
SF YC W24 AI support agent builder at 80% resolution time reduction and 71% ticket deflection; $500K from a16z/Greylock/YC/Netflix competing with Intercom Fin for customer support AI workflow automation.
Duckie is a San Francisco-based AI customer support platform — backed by Y Combinator (W24) with $500,000 in funding from Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock, KungHo Fund, Netflix, and 5 additional investors — providing customer support teams with an AI agent builder that translates existing support processes and workflows into predictable, reliable AI automation, achieving 80% reduction in resolution time and 71% ticket deflection for deployed teams. Founded in 2023 and targeting customer support leaders at growth-stage software companies, Duckie enables support teams to deploy AI agents in minutes without engineering dependency.
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