What we do
This is how we help ambitious companies succeed.
Helix is Yale's only undergraduate-run incubator. We bring together some of Yale's most talented, motivated, and ambitious students to challenge real-world problems in software, healthcare, and biotech. We seek students from all backgrounds, across software engineering, finance, biology, and the liberal arts. Students join rising startups in long-term working relationships. From full-stack development and researching biologics to marketing, UI/UX, and raising capital, students make a real impact while building skills, connections, and achievements.
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Software Engineering
From ideation to prototypes and product building, students in software help build the full tech stack of a real-world product, with the mentorship of a close-knit startup team.
02
Business Research
Research on competitors, incumbents, and business models, or the cutting edge of new science, to position startups for successful funding rounds and market entry.
03
Marketing, Design, and UI/UX
Students create a distinct visual identity and online presence that communicate startups to VCs, investors, and potential partners.
04
Clinical and Healthcare Research
Work directly in a lab on biologics or medical devices. Conduct literature research on clinical and patient outcomes. Help bring the next generation of therapeutics to market.
Helix by the numbers
A decade of building
Empowering the Yale biotech innovation space for over a decade, supporting founders and students as they take on real-world problems.
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since 2016
since Helix's founding
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paired with startups through Helix
Recruitment timeline
2026 recruitment timeline
Our 2026 recruitment timeline is being finalized. Check back soon for key dates, information sessions, and application deadlines.
Undergraduate recruitment 2026
To be announced
Undergraduate recruitment
Key dates, information sessions, and the application deadline for the 2026 cycle will be posted here.
Selected portfolio
Startups we have partnered with
A look at past startups across health software and therapeutics that Helix students have helped build.
Health software
Biotech and therapeutics
Therapeutics
Luminous
- Smart hospital supply rooms.
- Winner of the $30K Bioscience Pipeline.
Our team
The people running Helix
Maya Kulesza
Co-President
Rohan Suri
Co-President
Executive board
- Gautham Ramshankar
- Justin Xie
- Kate Choi
- William Wakefield
- Marcus Lee
- Atreya Manaswi
- Antara Bajaj
- Giulio Sotti
- Irene Sun
Advisory board
Guidance from across industry and academia
Jorge Torres
JD, Tsai CITY Entrepreneurial Advisor
Howard P. Forman
MD, MBA
David Rosenthal
MD, Venture Partner at AlleyCorp
Fellows
Meet our 2026 fellows soon
Our 2026 cohort will be selected in September, following the undergraduate recruitment and application process. Check back then to meet the new fellows.
Partners
Supporting the next generation
Backing student-led innovation across healthcare and biotech.
More partners joining soon!