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Founders / Philip Fradkin

Philip Fradkin

Co-founder of Blank Bio.

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Blank Bio

RNA foundation models trained on tumour transcriptomes for patient stratification and biomarker discovery in oncology.

Role
Co-founder
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Status
Active
Disclosed raised
US$7.2M
Latest round
Seed, May 19, 2026

Co-founders: Jonathan Hsu, Ruian Shi

Investors: Define Ventures, Leonis Capital, Nova Threshold, Ripple Ventures, SignalFire, Y Combinator

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Data as of September 29, 2026.

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