# Infera

[Infera on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/infera)

Startup · 2 people on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](https://www.infera.bio/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/infera)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/infera-bio/)

## About

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## YC company profile

Control lab instruments with natural language.

Describe an experiment in plain English, and Infera turns it into a validated, instrument-ready run across the equipment your lab already uses. Infera handles the protocol logic, vendor-specific scripts, data, inventory, and institutional knowledge in one system. An AI-native compiler for the lab: one system from intent to execution.

- **YC batch:** Spring 2026
- **Founded:** 2026
- **Team size:** 2
- **Location:** San Francisco
- **Country:** US
- **Status:** Active
- **Industry:** Healthcare
- **Stage:** Early
- **Tags:** SaaS, B2B, Biotech, Automation, AI
- **YC partner:** Nicolas Dessaigne

## Founders

### Troy Zhang — Founder/CEO

Founder at Infera Biosystems. Prev. experience in Nobel Prize winning lab. Dual BS in Political Science and Computation and Neural Systems from Caltech.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/troyzh)

### Chloe Sow — Founder/CTO

Co-Founder of Infera (YC P26). Built research software and medical devices at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's, Fred Hutch and PNNL. MechE + CS at Harvard.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-sow)

[Source: Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/infera) · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.

## Current staff

- [Chloe Sow](https://hacklab.so/chloe-sow) — Founder/CTO (Present)
- [Troy Zhang](https://hacklab.so/troy-zhang) — Founder/CEO (Present)