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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company22%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 22% of these rows have at least one match.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Chenny (Qianyi) Deng@Chenny_Deng33Founder · Piggy RoboticsF25Industrials · London
- Richard GongFounder/CEO · Piggy RoboticsF25Industrials · London
- Ben Taylor@thebentaytayFounder · DoorportW19Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Tom RuginisFounder · HappiLabsS18Healthcare · San Francisco
- Dmitry AlekseevFounder · EdwinW18Education · San Francisco
- Dmitry Stavisky@dstaviskyFounder/CEO · EdwinW18Education · San Francisco
- Luke IsemanFounder · boxouseW17Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Gilles PoupardinFounder · WhydS16Consumer · San Francisco
- Haomiao HuangFounder/CTO · Kuna SystemsW14Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Chenny (Qianyi) DengPiggy RoboticsFounderFall 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/Chenny_Deng33Richard GongPiggy RoboticsFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5—Ben TaylorDoorportFounderWinter 2019Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/thebentaytayTom RuginisHappiLabsFounderSummer 2018HealthcareSan Francisco, United States14—Dmitry AlekseevEdwinFounderWinter 2018EducationSan Francisco, United States14—Dmitry StaviskyEdwinFounder/CEOWinter 2018EducationSan Francisco, United States14https://x.com/dstaviskyLuke IsemanboxouseFounderWinter 2017Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Gilles PoupardinWhydFounderSummer 2016ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Haomiao HuangKuna Systems2× YCFounder/CTOWinter 2014ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—
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Chenny (Qianyi) Deng
Founder·Piggy Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchFall 2025
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder @ Piggy Robotics (YC F25) ｜ PhD Candidate in Computer Science @ the University of Oxford ｜ Ex-Tencent AI researcher ｜ Founded the largest laser-tag arena in my city at age 13
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Piggy RoboticsHumanoid robots that do your chores for the price of an iPhone!
Co-foundersRichard Gong
