Bindwell
Discovering new pesticides with AI
Y CombinatorWinter 2025ActiveIndustrialsAgriculture
What they do
Problem
Traditional pesticide discovery is slow, expensive, and can produce chemicals with safety or environmental drawbacks.
Solution
Bindwell uses custom AI models to design and discover new pesticide compounds in-house that are safer and more effective.
Who it's for
Agrochemical companies and agricultural producers seeking new pesticide products.
Founders
Tyler Rose
Founder
CEO @ Bindwell. Former Wolfram Research, background in ML engineering and comp bio research. Interested in using AI to solve big problems.
Navvye Anand
Founder
Founder @ Bindwell: AI Platform for Pesticide R&D. I'm passionate about bioinformatics and AI, exploring the intersection of biology & natural language processing: ex-Caltech student and World Science Scholar.
Company timeline
- Founded2024
- YC batchWinter 2025
- StatusActive
- Team size4 people
- LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
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