funding_articleConfidence: high
Blank Bio Announces $7.2M Seed Financing
Oversubscribed $7.2M seed; strategic PacBio collaboration for long-read tumor RNA-seq.
Affected score: noObserved: May 20, 2026Round: SeedAmount: $7.2M
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Blank Bio
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Investor read
Evidence-bound summary — expand sections for movement, risks, and signals.
Memo snapshot · May 20, 2026, 5:44 PM
Worth a meetingEvidence-bound analyst verdict
- •Funding: Raised $7.2M across 1 funding round. Latest: $7.2M Seed (May 2026). Investors: Define Ventures, Leonis Capital, Nova Threshold, Ripple Ventures, SignalFire, Y Combinator.
- •Named backers in indexed sources: Define Ventures, Leonis Capital, Nova Threshold, Ripple Ventures.
- •Product/news: 3 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings
What would change this read
- →Open roles appearing would signal burn capacity and growth intent.
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TL;DR
Seed (YC)Blank Bio | RNA Intelligence for Precision Medicine Official site; notes YC backing.
Funding
Raised $7.2M across 1 funding round. Latest: $7.2M Seed (May 2026). Investors: Define Ventures, Leonis Capital, Nova Threshold, Ripple Ventures, SignalFire, Y Combinator. (High).
Quick read
- •Blank Bio | RNA Intelligence for Precision Medicine Official site; notes YC backing.
- •Reported angle: Blank Bio Announces $7.2M Seed Financing
Key signals
Funding
Raised $7.2M across 1 funding round. Latest: $7.2M Seed (May 2026). Investors: Define Ventures, Leonis Capital, Nova Threshold, Ripple Ventures, SignalFire, Y Combinator. (High).
Product / news
3 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings (High).
Evidence summary
Verified facts
- •Blank Bio | RNA Intelligence for Precision Medicine Official site; notes YC backing.
- •Reported angle: Blank Bio Announces $7.2M Seed Financing
Recent movers
- •May 20, 2026 · biospace.com — Blank Bio Announces $7.2M Seed Financing
- •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Blank Bio | Y Combinator
- •May 11, 2026 · Blog / news — Blog | Blank Bio
+1 more in Recent movement below
- •May 20, 2026 · biospace.com — Blank Bio Announces $7.2M Seed Financing
- •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Blank Bio | Y Combinator
- •May 11, 2026 · Blog / news — Blog | Blank Bio
- •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Launch YC: Blank Bio
- •Define Ventures
- •Leonis Capital
- •Nova Threshold
- •Ripple Ventures
- •SignalFire
- •Y Combinator
Suggested next steps
- ▸Open a founder conversation this month; validate traction claims against the indexed evidence.
- ▸Add to the active watchlist so new signals trigger alerts.
Funding & hiring signals
funding_articleMay 20, 2026Confidence: high
Blank Bio | Y Combinator
YC S25 company profile.
Affected score: yesObserved: May 20, 2026
fundingraised
Open roles (indexed)
No open roles indexed yet.
Public index
211Activity 97/100Strong public activity signal
7D+52 (+32.7%)
30D+55 (+35.3%)
Needs Review
The index price and activity score are algorithmic estimates based on observed public company-level signals. They may be incomplete, stale, or inaccurate and are not investment, legal, tax, or business advice.
Source health
- public_page:homeokLast checked Thu, Jul 2, 04:06 PM
- githubokLast checked Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM
- socialokLast checked Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM
Blank Bio:reddit_credentials_not_configured
- public_market_enrichmentokLast checked Mon, Jun 29, 09:51 AM
- public_page:_okLast checked Mon, Jun 29, 09:51 AM
Public source summary
- Total evidence rows
- 13
- Latest evidence
- Thu, Jul 2, 04:06 PM
Source types found
blogfunding_articlegithubofficial_siteotherpress
Strongest / recent news-style rows
- Blank Bio Announces $7.2M Seed Financing
Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM · confidence 88%high quality
- Blank Bio | Y Combinator
Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM · confidence 85%high quality
- Blank Banshee 0
wikipedia · Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM · confidence 50%medium quality
Public signal timeline
Newest first · 13 event(s)
1
Thu, Jul 2, 04:06 PM · official_site · 90% · publichigh qualityBlank Bio | RNA intelligence for precision oncology
Source ↗Source: Homepage
RNA intelligence for precision oncology. Blank Bio builds AI foundation models that help pharma teams identify the right patients for clinical trials and predict disease progression.
2
Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM · official_site · 75% · publichigh qualityBlank Bio | RNA intelligence for precision oncology
Source ↗Source: official_site
Blank Bio | RNA intelligence for precision oncology News Blank Bio announces seed financing and strategic collaboration with PacBio. Read more → Applications Writing Careers Contact RNA intelligence for precision oncology Blank Bio enables pharma teams t…
3
Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM · funding_article · 88% · verified_publichigh qualityBlank Bio Announces $7.2M Seed Financing
Source ↗Oversubscribed $7.2M seed; strategic PacBio collaboration for long-read tumor RNA-seq.
4
Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM · funding_article · 85% · verified_publichigh qualityBlank Bio | Y Combinator
Source ↗YC S25 company profile.
5
Mon, May 11, 09:07 AM · blog · 70% · publichigh qualityBlog | Blank Bio
Source ↗Source: Blog / news
Blog | Blank Bio Home Blog Contact Blog Research updates and insights from the Blank Bio team Research mRNABench: a benchmarking suite for property prediction tasks We introduce a new benchmarking suite for mRNA property prediction tasks. It includes 10 curat…
6
Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM · github · 55% · publicmedium qualityis-string-and-not-blank
Source ↗Source: npm_registry
3x as fast as `is-whitespace` and `whitespace-regex` thanks to `is-string-blank`. This package is a simple function that accepts an argument and returns `true` if it is a string AND it is not blank.
7
Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM · github · 55% · publicmedium qualityis-string-blank
Source ↗Source: npm_registry
The fast way to check if a string is blank
8
Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM · github · 55% · publicmedium qualityremove-blank-lines
Source ↗Source: npm_registry
Remove blank lines from a string.
9
Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM · github · 55% · publicmedium qualitycss-blank-pseudo
Source ↗Source: npm_registry
Style form elements when they are empty
10
Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM · github · 55% · publicmedium qualityremark-lint-no-consecutive-blank-lines
Source ↗Source: npm_registry
remark-lint rule to warn for too many consecutive blank lines
11
12
Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM · press · 85% · verified_publicmedium qualityLaunch YC: Blank Bio
Source ↗YC launch on RNA therapeutics toolkit.
13
Official / company site
2 row(s)
The company's own site — the authoritative description of what they sell and to whom. Marketing-controlled, so treat claims as positioning rather than verified traction.
official_site·Thu, Jul 2, 04:06 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Blank Bio | RNA intelligence for precision oncologyRNA intelligence for precision oncology. Blank Bio builds AI foundation models that help pharma teams identify the right patients for clinical trials and predict disease progression.
Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.
Open source ↗official_site·Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM·Confidence 75%high qualitypublic
Blank Bio | RNA intelligence for precision oncologyBlank Bio | RNA intelligence for precision oncology News Blank Bio announces seed financing and strategic collaboration with PacBio. Read more → Applications Writing Careers Contact RNA intelligence for precision oncology Blank Bio enables pharma teams t…
Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.
Open source ↗News
3 row(s)
Third-party press coverage. Independent reporting corroborates company claims; repeated coverage across outlets is a momentum signal.
other·Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM·Confidence 50%medium qualitypublic
Blank Banshee 0Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗press·Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM·Confidence 85%medium qualityverified_public
Launch YC: Blank BioYC launch on RNA therapeutics toolkit.
Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗other·Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM·Confidence 50%low qualitypublic
Black-body radiationWhy it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗Funding / news
2 row(s)
Funding announcements and investor-database records. The strongest public signal of capitalization: round, amount, and syndicate quality when disclosed.
funding_article·Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM·Confidence 88%high qualityverified_public
Blank Bio Announces $7.2M Seed FinancingOversubscribed $7.2M seed; strategic PacBio collaboration for long-read tumor RNA-seq.
Why it matters: Funding signal — Seed per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.
Open source ↗funding_article·Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM·Confidence 85%high qualityverified_public
Blank Bio | Y CombinatorYC S25 company profile.
Why it matters: Funding signal — capitalization evidence; check the linked source for round, amount, and investors.
Open source ↗GitHub
5 row(s)
Public engineering activity. Sustained commits, releases, and stars indicate real product development and, for dev tools, developer adoption.
github·Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
is-string-and-not-blank3x as fast as `is-whitespace` and `whitespace-regex` thanks to `is-string-blank`. This package is a simple function that accepts an argument and returns `true` if it is a string AND it is not blank.
Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
Open source ↗github·Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
is-string-blankThe fast way to check if a string is blank
Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
Open source ↗github·Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
remove-blank-linesRemove blank lines from a string.
Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
Open source ↗github·Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
css-blank-pseudoStyle form elements when they are empty
Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
Open source ↗github·Mon, Jun 29, 12:15 PM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
remark-lint-no-consecutive-blank-linesremark-lint rule to warn for too many consecutive blank lines
Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
Open source ↗Blog
1 row(s)
Company blog and newsletters. Shipping cadence and technical depth of posts hint at product velocity and team quality.
blog·Mon, May 11, 09:07 AM·Confidence 70%high qualitypublic
Blog | Blank BioBlog | Blank Bio Home Blog Contact Blog Research updates and insights from the Blank Bio team Research mRNABench: a benchmarking suite for property prediction tasks We introduce a new benchmarking suite for mRNA property prediction tasks. It includes 10 curat…
Why it matters: Company publishing — post cadence and depth hint at product velocity.
Open source ↗Private workspace
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