Nephrogen vs Doximity
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SF YC W20 preclinical gene therapy for polycystic kidney disease (600K US patients) using AI-driven target identification; $1.1M raised with NIH SBIR grant, raising $4M seed competing with CRISPR Therapeutics for curative kidney genetic medicine.
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Nephrogen is a San Francisco-based preclinical gene therapy company — backed by Y Combinator (W20) with $1.1 million in total funding including $775,000 raised to date plus a $325,000 NIH SBIR grant, and currently raising a $4 million seed round with support from StartX and 2048 Ventures — developing curative gene therapies for kidney diseases, with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) as the lead program targeting the 600,000 Americans with the autosomal dominant PKD subtype, an inherited kidney cyst disorder with no disease-modifying treatments that currently progresses to end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis or transplant in the majority of patients. Founded by researchers with combined expertise in AI-driven drug discovery, genetic engineering, and nephrology, Nephrogen applies AI target identification and gene therapy delivery to the largest category of rare inherited kidney diseases.
Doximity (NYSE: DOCS), professional network for US physicians with 2M+ verified clinicians; telehealth, medical news, and career tools monetized via pharmaceutical digital marketing.
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Doximity is a professional network and digital health platform purpose-built for licensed physicians and other healthcare professionals in the United States. With more than two million verified clinicians on the platform — representing the majority of practicing US physicians — Doximity has established itself as the dominant professional network for doctors, providing identity-verified peer connections, specialty-specific news feeds, medical journal access, and career management tools including a physician job board and CV builder. The verification layer distinguishes Doximity from general professional networks and makes it the standard reference for confirming physician credentials and contact information across the healthcare industry.
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