🌟 [ 29 ]   How a Health Scare Led to a $275M Biotech Company [ @Y Combinator ]

In our new documentary series Backstory we’re profiling the extraordinary Group Partners at the heart of YC. And we’re kicking it off with Surbhi Sarna, YC’s first healthcare and biotech focused Group Partner. In 2018 Surbhi Sarna sold her company nVision for $275 million to one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. But to understand how Surbhi got where she is today, you have to go back to her sophomore year in high school, when a cancer scare upended her life and set her on an entirely new path. In this episode Surbhi opens up about her health scare, how it impacted her life going forward and how she was able to ignore the people who doubted her along the way. If you ve ever felt undervalued or under appreciated, Surbhi s story will provide you with insights and advice on how to overcome those hurdles on your journey to starting a company. Apply to Y Combinator: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] k/Backstory-apply Work at a Startup: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] k/Backstory-jobs Chapters (Powered by [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] - 00:00 - Backstory 01:00 - Problem with Ovarian Cyst 02:39 - How nVision Medical was Born? 03:34 - Working as an Engineer and Starting a Company 04:24 - Validating the Idea 05:52 - Fundraising to Build a Prototype 06:14 - Investors Reaction to Women s Health 06:45 - Difficulty as a Female Founder 07:22 - Getting Funded 08:13 - Acquisition by Boston Scientific 09:51 - First YC Healthcare and Bio Partner 11:10 - Outro: Being a Group Partner at YC Archival school footage provided courtesy of Ryan Briggs

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