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Known for these resultsRole40%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 40% 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.Bio40%Bio coverage: 40% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School40%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 40% of these rows have at least one match.
- Chenny (Qianyi) Deng@Chenny_Deng33Founder · Piggy RoboticsF25Industrials · London
- Richard GongFounder/CEO · Piggy RoboticsF25Industrials · London
- Benjamin RaseraFounder · AryllaW17Industrials · Kitchener
- Graham ThomasFounder · AryllaW17Industrials · Kitchener
- Perry EverettFounder/Business Development · AryllaW17Industrials · Kitchener
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Chenny (Qianyi) DengPiggy RoboticsFounderFall 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/Chenny_Deng33Richard GongPiggy RoboticsFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5—Benjamin RaseraAryllaFounderWinter 2017IndustrialsKitchener, Canada6—Graham ThomasAryllaFounderWinter 2017IndustrialsKitchener, Canada6—Perry EverettAryllaFounder/Business DevelopmentWinter 2017IndustrialsKitchener, Canada6—
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Richard Gong
Founder/CEO·Piggy Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchFall 2025
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Dropped out of medicine at Oxford to build humanoid robots for the home.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword 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-foundersChenny (Qianyi) Deng@Chenny_Deng33
