Bikanta is introducing revolutionary nanodiamond-based technology to push the boundaries of current medical imaging and diagnostics, allowing researchers to answer questions and medics to detect diseases that they currently cannot.
A nanodiamond is forever. They are brightly fluorescent, infinitely stable, non-toxic, functionalizable and can be used for background-free optical imaging. Early results have improved the signal by as much as 100-fold over conventional fluorescence imaging techniques. Bikanta’s vision is to redefine the boundaries of medical diagnostics by delivering cutting-edge imaging probes and background-free optical imaging.
Location: United States, California, Berkeley
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $1.7M
Founded date: 2013
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 21.07.2020 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 18.08.2014 | Seed | $1.7M | Y Combinat... |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 29.09.2016 | Hard Tech Startups | Some people think YC only funds straightforward software startups. That’s definitely not the case — ... | ycombinato... |
| 23.12.2015 | A Nano Step For Man, A Giant Leap For Mankind | Ambika Bumb Contributor Ambika Bumb, a Marshall Scholarship graduate of Oxford University, is the c... | techcrunch... |
| 08.02.2015 | Female Founder Stories: Ambika Bumb, Founder of Bikanta (YC ... | Bikanta has developed revolutionary nanodiamond-based technologies that push the boundaries of what ... | ycombinato... |
| 12.09.2014 | Y Combinator Wants You (To Solve Big Problems) | In its last Demo Day, Y Combinator showcased startups that are seeking to solve some of the world’s ... | techcrunch... |
| 19.08.2014 | YC Demo Day Session 1: Gingko Bioworks, Bikanta, Checkr, Wal... | We’re at the the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., to see the startups in the Y Comb... | techcrunch... |
| 07.08.2014 | Bikanta’s Tiny Diamonds Find Cancer Before It Spreads | Y Combinator-backed biotech company Bikanta wants to find and stop cancer at its source by inserting... | techcrunch... |
| - | YC and Hard Tech Startups | Some people think YC only funds straightforward software startups. That’s definitely not the case — ... | blog.ycomb... |
| - | Founder Stories: Ambika Bumb, Founder of Bikanta (YC S14) | Bikanta has developed revolutionary nanodiamond-based technologies that push the boundaries of what ... | blog.ycomb... |