LinkedIn · Mar 2026
PJ Steiner said Ohmic Biosciences is developing disease-resistance traits using protein engineering (and AI) and is looking to speak with breeders and growers about important plant diseases.
Genetically engineering plants for disease resistance.
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Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
YC S23 ag-biotech startup using protein engineering and synthetic biology to create disease-resistance traits for crops; its first highlighted product is a soybean engineered to resist soybean cyst nematode.
Primary product
Protein-engineered crop disease-resistance traits; first product is SCN-resistant soybean
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Alameda, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Biotechnology Research
Sub-industry
Agtech / crop tech / crop protection
Offices
1010 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 102, Alameda, CA 94501, United States
San Francisco, 94016, United States
Business model
B2B crop trait development
research partnerships
technology licensing
Funding
Stage
pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Sep 2023
Latest amount
$500K
Sep 2023 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Investors
Work & culture
Product & market
Differentiators
- —Designs bespoke resistance traits instead of relying on naturally occurring traits
- —Focuses on pathogen-evolution-robust disease resistance
- —First product targets soybean cyst nematode (SCN)
- —Combines protein engineering with synthetic biology
Technology
protein engineering
synthetic biology
computational modeling
enzyme assays
in planta assays
AI-assisted protein design
Customers
plant breeders
growers
agricultural research partners
Competitors
Indigo
Koppert
Biotalys
Latest news
HireTop · Sep 2023
Third-party article summarizing the company’s crop-disease resistance mission and founder background.
Y Combinator · Jul 2023
YC launch write-up for the company, including its mission, founders, and first product: soybean resistance to soybean cyst nematode.
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