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Scispot Graduates from Creative Destruction Lab, Setting Stage for Product Expansion and Increased Fundraising


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Jun 13, 2023, 08:00 ET

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Scispot - The Best Tech Stack for Modern Biotech
Scispot - The Best Tech Stack for Modern Biotech

Y Combinator-backed life science informatics company refines positioning, launches new products and prepares fundraising strategy with CDL mentors to become the go-to tech stack for modern biotech companies.

KITCHENER, Ontario, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Scispot, a Y Combinator-backed life science informatics company based in Kitchener-Waterloo and Seattle, recently graduated from the Computational Health Stream of the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) program in Seattle. The CDL is a highly sought-after program focused on fostering growth in massively scalable, seed-stage science and technology-based companies. In 2022 alone, the CDL received more than 2,200 applications from 87 countries, and out of 650 ventures admitted, only 240 successfully graduated. Among these, just three were chosen to present at the prestigious Supersession in Toronto — Scispot is proud to be among these top three ventures.

"Scispot is an essential innovation in our data-driven landscape, ingeniously connecting disparate data and automating workflows within life science companies. Their ability to constantly refine their product to avoid direct competition and effectively solve critical customer problems sets them apart in the market, stated George Savage, President of Windmill Partners and CDL Mentor. Founders Guru and Satya manifest relentless dedication and drive rapid progress, making them a pleasure to work alongside. The future is bright for Scispot, especially with the backing of venture investors passionate about propelling enterprise software for the life science industry."

"Founders Guru and Satya manifest relentless dedication and drive rapid progress, making them a pleasure to work alongside. The future is bright for Scispot, especially with the backing of venture investors passionate about propelling enterprise software for the life science industry.”

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Scispot was mentored by a group of CDL advisors, including biotech and healthcare CXOs, tech entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists. With their guidance, Scispot refined its positioning, launched new products, and formulated its fundraising strategy. This strategic initiative aligns with Scispot's mission to transform each biotech company into a massively scalable TechBio enterprise. During the program, distinguished leaders such as Mark Adams, former Adaptive Biotechnologies COO and CTO; Sarah Warren, Senior Director of Research Technology and Business Development Planning at Kite Pharma; Heather Franklin, President and CEO at Blaze Bioscience; George Savage, President of Windmill Partners; Jonathan Carlson, General Manager of Life Sciences at Microsoft Health Futures; and Chris Picardo, Partner at Madrona Venture Group, offered their expertise and guidance to help Scispot achieve their goals.

"Through the CDL network and the advice we received throughout the program, we now have a clear path to our next major revenue inflection point and clarity around what our company will look like as we become the go-to tech stack for thousands of modern biotech companies worldwide," said Guru Singh, Scispot's Founder & CEO.

"The depth of expertise and raw intelligence in the room at CDL is just humbling: everyone from leading academic luminaries of AI to entrepreneurs who have built billion-dollar companies from the ground up. CDL gave us a chance to sit down with dozens of incredible thought leaders and get insight and advice into moving Scispot forward in every way," said Satya Singh, Scispot's Founder & CPO.

Scispot's toolkit eliminates the problem of data silos in biotech, making R&D data ready for machine learning and artificial intelligence, enabling companies to bring life-saving products to market faster than ever before. Currently supporting therapeutics and industrial bio companies, Scispot has big plans to expand its team and augment its product, positioning the company for explosive growth and fundraising success.

ABOUT SCISPOT
Scispot is a Y Combinator-backed life science informatics company based in the Kitchener-Waterloo and Seattle area. Scispot has created the best tech stack to help modern biotechs evolve into efficient, scalable TechBio companies. Scispot's toolkit makes biotech R&D templatizable and programmable, enabling companies to automate lab management, centralize data, establish repeatable workflows, and comply with regulatory guidelines. To learn more, please visit http://www.scispot.com.

ABOUT CREATIVE DESTRUCTION LAB
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies. Its nine-month program allows founders to learn from experienced entrepreneurs, increasing their likelihood of success. Founded in 2012 by Professor Ajay Agrawal at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded to 12 sites across six countries. Participating ventures have created $28 billion (CAD) in equity value.

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Scispot Graduates from Creative Destruction Lab
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