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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Dan Keene@keenebynameFounder/COO · Aseon LabsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- George Kalligeros@kalligerosFounder/CEO · Aseon LabsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Celine Wang@nicenewgalFounder/CTO · RoboDockW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Zinny WeliFounder/CEO · RoboDockW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Srijan Kumar@srijankediaFounder/CEO · Lighthouz AIS24B2B · Atlanta
- Jacob Gillespie@jacobwgillespieFounder · DepotW23B2B
- Kyle Galbraith@kylegalbraithFounder · DepotW23B2B
- Manish Reddy@manish_gmrFounder · Material DepotW22Real Estate and Construction · Bengaluru
- Sarthak Agrawal@SarthakagwlFounder · Material DepotW22Real Estate and Construction · Bengaluru
- Eric Futoran@efutoranFounder/CEO · EmbraceS19B2B · Los Angeles
- Fredric NewbergFounder · EmbraceS19B2B · Los Angeles
- Thomas SunFounder · AmpUpW19Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dan KeeneAseon LabsFounder/COOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/keenebynameGeorge KalligerosAseon LabsFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/kalligerosCeline WangRoboDockFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/nicenewgalZinny WeliRoboDockFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Srijan KumarLighthouz AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BAtlanta, United States8https://x.com/srijankediaJacob GillespieDepotFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown8https://x.com/jacobwgillespieKyle GalbraithDepotFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown8https://x.com/kylegalbraithManish ReddyMaterial DepotFounderWinter 2022Real Estate and ConstructionBengaluru, India50https://x.com/manish_gmrSarthak AgrawalMaterial DepotFounderWinter 2022Real Estate and ConstructionBengaluru, India50https://x.com/SarthakagwlEric FutoranEmbraceFounder/CEOSummer 2019B2BLos Angeles, United States62https://x.com/efutoranFredric NewbergEmbraceFounderSummer 2019B2BLos Angeles, United States62—Thomas SunAmpUpFounderWinter 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States45—
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Zinny Weli
Founder/CEO·RoboDock
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Zinny Weli is co-founder and CEO of RoboDock. She previously led autonomous drone charging infrastructure at Zipline and developed the charging system for Amazon’s home robot, while advancing robotic manipulation R&D for next-generation products. Her expertise spans real-world robotic deployment, from perception-driven manipulation to production-scale hardware systems. Zinny holds a BSME from the University of Michigan (top 1%) and an MSME (Robotics) from Stanford University.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
RoboDock
Robots that run autonomous depots for autonomous fleets.
IndustryIndustrials
Websiterobodock.tech/
Team size3
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2026
Co-foundersCeline Wang@nicenewgal
