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Blank Bio
Blank Bio is a health and biotech AI company based in San Francisco, California, with its team in Canada. It raised a US$7.2M seed round in May 2026 from Define Ventures, Leonis Capital, Nova Threshold and others.
RNA foundation models trained on tumour transcriptomes for patient stratification and biomarker discovery in oncology.
blank.bio- Category
- Health/
Bio AI - Status
- Active
- Disclosed raised
- US$7.2M
- Listed as
- Team in CanadaHeadquartered in San Francisco; four of its seven employees are in Canada
Funding history
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | May 19, 2026 | US$7.2M | Define Ventures, Leonis Capital, Nova Threshold, Ripple Ventures, SignalFire, Y Combinator. Oversubscribed seed with Define Ventures, Leonis Capital, Nova Threshold, Ripple Ventures, SignalFire and Y Combinator; no lead named; strategic collaboration with PacBio announced same day |
Founders
- Jonathan Hsu, Co-founder.
- Philip Fradkin, Co-founder.
- Ruian Shi, Co-founder.
Sources
Data as of November 10, 2026.