Ranking · Summer 2019 · Healthcare · Industrial Bio

Shiru

Shiru leverages ML to create proteins to feed the world sustainably.

6.5%

odds of being acquired in the next two years

1.0× the average (6.8%)

#2251 of 4,339 active YC companies · top 53%

Team of 4 · San Francisco, CA, USA; Emeryville, CA, USA

Raises the odds

↑ team of 3–5

↑ based in United States of America

↑ based in America / Canada

↑ changed its name (pivot)

Lowers the odds

↓ industry: Healthcare

↓ “world” in its one-liner

↓ “create” in its one-liner

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Signals brief

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shiru.com YC profile

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