20n alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to 20n in Healthcare, ranked by how closely they match what 20n actually does — not just by category.
How this list was built: every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with 20n. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with 20n's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to 20n?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverie Labs | Engineering next-generation, brain-penetrant cancer therapies. | Winter 2018 | 29 | Inactive |
| Loop Genomics | Novel long-read DNA sequencing technology | Winter 2016 | 7 | Acquired |
| Invert | Data analytics software for biomanufacturing. | Winter 2022 | 25 | Active |
| Shiru | Shiru leverages ML to create proteins to feed the world sustainably. | Summer 2019 | 4 | Active |
| HealthSherpa | Private sector Healthcare.gov. | Summer 2012 | 220 | Active |
| SpringWit | Brain health and awareness | Summer 2014 | — | Inactive |
| Ansa Biotechnologies | Next-generation DNA synthesis using enzymes | Winter 2020 | 72 | Active |
| CB Therapeutics | Fermentation-derived natural products to solve health problems | Summer 2018 | 18 | Active |
| Future Fields | We make unmakeable proteins with radical advanced biomanufacturing. | Summer 2020 | 34 | Active |
| Anchor Health | Modernizing home health care agencies with software, hardware, and… | Winter 2016 | 2 | Inactive |
| 64x Bio | Enabling next generation medicines. A comprehensive platform and… | Summer 2018 | 25 | Active |
| Current Foods | Impossible foods of seafood. | Summer 2020 | 18 | Acquired |
Is 20n still active?
20n is no longer listed as active, so anyone still relying on it should plan a migration to one of the alternatives above.
How was this list put together?
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with 20n. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with 20n's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.