Bikry, built by Bizrise Technologies (Y Combinator W20), is a no-code direct-to-consumer platform that lets Indian retailers and small business owners launch an online store in minutes at 0% commission. It bundles a shareable catalog, 40+ digital payment options, and 35+ pan-India delivery partners so shop owners can sell through WhatsApp and social media without building a website or paying marketplace fees.
EduRev (Education Revolution) is a Bengaluru/Gurugram-based Indian edtech company founded in 2015 and backed by Y Combinator (W20). It runs a mobile-first learning platform - pitched as a 'Netflix for Education' - that bundles video lessons, notes, question banks, mock tests, doubt-solving and progress analytics for school students (Class 6-12) and aspirants of competitive exams like NEET, JEE, UPSC, GATE and CAT. Its low-cost annual subscription (roughly $20-$50/year vs competitors' $300+) has drawn a reported 20M+ registered learners.
Healthlane is an African preventive-health company (Y Combinator W20) that pairs a mobile app with a network of diagnostic laboratories to give people personalized health checkups and screening. Founded by Alain Nteff and Dr. Agbor Ashumanyi Ako, it grew out of the maternal-health service GiftedMom with a goal of catching disease early rather than treating it late.
Abalone Bio is an Emeryville-based preclinical biotech building target-activating antibodies for diseases other drugs can't reach. Its FAST platform pairs engineered yeast cells with AI/ML to screen ~100 million antibodies per experiment for functional activity, not just binding, with an initial focus on G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and metabolic disease.