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- Bill Jiao@BillJiao930Founder/CEO · General InstinctX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Guanming Wang@Guanming717Founder/CTO · General InstinctX26Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Bill JiaoGeneral InstinctFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/BillJiao930Guanming WangGeneral InstinctFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Guanming717
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Bill Jiao
Founder/CEO·General Instinct
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
worked on Siemens' first multimodal foundation model, secured 2 patents on tardigrade proteins as a junior in high school, now building edge intelligence for physical AI.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
General InstinctInference Infrastructure for Physical AI
IndustryIndustrials
Websitegeneral-instinct.com/
Team size2
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2026
Co-foundersGuanming Wang@Guanming717
