This Week at YC: Pardes Biosciences Debuts as a Publicly Traded Company

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Pardes Biosciences (YC S20) Debuts as a Publicly Traded Company
Focused on oral antiviral therapies to potentially treat and prevent COVID-19, Pardes Biosciences, which has begun clinical trials for an experimental pill, has raised $199 million through a SPAC.
 


 

🚀 The Launchpad

Y Combinator companies that launched this week:

Wantd
Los Angeles, CA
The trusted source and one-stop shop for all things sneakers.

Munily
Panama City, Panama
Super App for residential communities in LatAm.

Rider
Karachi, Pakistan
Pakistan’s first tech-driven e-commerce logistics and last mile delivery service.

Axis
New York, NY
Macro and sector country information for companies.

ScholarSite
San Francisco, CA
Expert-led executive education through live cohorts.

Reviving Mind
Boston, MA
Telehealth provider for older adults addressing chronic illness.

Stablegains
Europe (Remote)
Earn high and stable interest from DeFi lending markets.
 


 

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