Philip Meng studied electrical engineering and computer science at Stanford and conducted published research. He previously worked at Animoca Brands and 645 Ventures, and earlier at Tim Hortons, before founding Shepherd.
Intro paths
YC
Philip went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Shepherd's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Philip can intro founders to Shepherd's investors below.
Shepherd's investors · 5
Co-founders
IR
Ishan RamrakhianiFounder
ER
Elijah RennerFounder