bindwell.ai · San Francisco, CA, USA · founded 2024 · team 4 employees (2 founders + 2 additional) · Seed - $6M raised Nov 2025, co-led by General Catalyst and A.Capital; included Paul Graham and SV Angel. Pre-seed from Character Capital prior to YC W25. · trust 0/4
We're building better pesticides using AI. The agrochemical industry is stagnant, it's time for a change.
| Company Name | Bindwell
source: https://bindwell.ai and https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bindwell |
| Tagline/Value Proposition | We're building better pesticides using AI. The agrochemical industry is stagnant, it's time for a change.
source: https://bindwell.ai (homepage) |
| HQ Location | San Francisco, CA, USA
source: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bindwell and https://www.linkedin.com/company/bindwell/ |
| Founded Year | 2024
source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/teen-founders-raise-6m-to-reinvent-pesticides-using-ai-and-convince-paul-graham-to-join-in/ and YC profile |
| Team Size | 4 employees (2 founders + 2 additional)
source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/teen-founders-raise-6m-to-reinvent-pesticides-using-ai-and-convince-paul-graham-to-join-in/ |
| Funding Stage | Seed - $6M raised Nov 2025, co-led by General Catalyst and A.Capital; included Paul Graham and SV Angel. Pre-seed from Character Capital prior to YC W25.
source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/teen-founders-raise-6m-to-reinvent-pesticides-using-ai-and-convince-paul-graham-to-join-in/ |
| Founders | Tyler Rose (CEO, 19 y/o, former Wolfram Research, ML engineering & comp bio background) and Navvye Anand (Co-founder, 19 y/o, ex-Caltech, World Science Scholar, bioinformatics focus)
source: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bindwell, https://bindwell.ai, https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/teen-founders-raise-6m-to-reinvent-pesticides-using-ai-and-convince-paul-graham-to-join-in/ |
| Legal Entity | Not found in public records - CA SOS bizfile search requires login; no public incorporation filing discovered
source: CA Secretary of State bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov (access blocked by login requirement) |
| Primary Public Email (company domain) | founders@bindwell.ai
source: https://bindwell.ai (homepage contact section) |