Computational Biology @ YC: Ankit Gupta Fireside Chat

​The Aging Initiative is pleased to announce a fireside chat with Mr. Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator. Mr. Gupta’s past experiences include various software and data science positions at Google, Palantir, Harvard Medical School, and Vicarious AI. 

​His startup, Reverie Labs (YC W18) focused on engineering next-generation, brain-penetrant cancer therapies. He utilized machine learning and elastic cloud infrastructure to power drug discovery programs. As Co-Founder and CTO, Mr. Gupta oversaw the machine learning, data science, and SWE portions of the company. Reverie raised over $31M, before being acquired by Ginkgo Bioworks in February 2024. 

​Thereafter, he became Head of AI at Ginkgo Bioworks for a year, before transitioning to partnership positions at Y Combinator. He is now one of 15 General Partners at Y Combinator, and is one of the premier venture capitalists in the life sciences and machine learning industries. 

​Mr. Gupta graduated from Harvard with a concurrent A.B. and S.M. in Computer Science.