It's interesting to see at least 3 companies focused on fundraising (or crowdfunding) in this batch. Watsi (<a href="https://watsi.org/" rel="nofollow">https://watsi.org/</a> + <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/30/watsi/" rel="nofollow">http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/30/watsi/</a>) and Microryza (<a href="https://www.microryza.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.microryza.com/</a> + <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/25/microryza-yc/" rel="nofollow">http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/25/microryza-yc/</a>) are also focusing on funding medical treatments and scientific research.<p>Also, getting public figures like Stephen Fry and Jamie Oliver is really great thinking, they are the perfect type of celebrity to help start something like this.
Prizeo seems very similar to GiveSpark ( <a href="http://givespark.com/" rel="nofollow">http://givespark.com/</a> ). GiveSpark was funded in YCW12 ( <a href="http://ycuniverse.com/ycombinator-companies#ycw12" rel="nofollow">http://ycuniverse.com/ycombinator-companies#ycw12</a> ). Is there any connection between the two companies?