About
Bill Jiao previously worked on multimodal foundation model research at Siemens and holds patents on tardigrade proteins from his high school years. He is currently building edge intelligence systems for physical AI applications.
Founder at General InstinctYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Bill went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran General Instinct's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Bill can intro founders to General Instinct's investors below.
General Instinct's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at General Instinct
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Guanming WangFounder
Experience
- General Instinct (YC P26)Co-Founder, CEOcurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- SICK Sensor IntelligenceMachine Learning Engineer2025 β 2026Canton, Massachusetts, United States
- Brown UniversityResearcher2023 β 2025Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- SiemensMachine Learning Engineer Intern2024
- SiemensData Analyst Intern2022
Skills & more
Extract, Transform, Load (ETL)1Data Analytics1Statistical ModelingMultivariate StatisticsNeuroscienceMachine LearningEvent PlanningMarketing StrategyVideo EditingWeb DevelopmentSoftware Project ManagementPresentation Skills
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Synthetic BiologyCommunity EngagementBiosafetyProject ManagementMarketingEducationTeam ManagementTime Series ForecastingPyTorchPython (Programming Language)GitHTMLFrom Bill's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bill Jiao?
- Bill Jiao previously worked on multimodal foundation model research at Siemens and holds patents on tardigrade proteins from his high school years. He is currently building edge intelligence systems for physical AI applications.
- Where does Bill Jiao work?
- Bill Jiao is Founder of General Instinct.
- What companies did Bill Jiao found?
- Bill Jiao founded General Instinct.
- Where did Bill Jiao go to school?
- Bill Jiao studied at Boston University (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science); Y Combinator (Spring 26); Tsinghua International School (High School Student, Biology).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Boston University mafia69
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Same school
Also attended Boston University314
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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at General Instinct (YC P26)1
Also worked at SICK Sensor Intelligence2
Also worked at Brown University107
Alexis AlstonInvestor at Lightship CapitalLauren KolodnyInvestor at Aspect VenturesDavid BorcsokPartner at Mucker CapitalDavid MoskowitzPrincipal at MPM BioImpactPaxton MajorManaging Director at Northpond VenturesChuck DavisOperating Partner at TCV
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Also worked at Siemens251
Karim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)OttoInvestor at InvestinorCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalBala SathiamurthyInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)GiselaInvestor at Eudemian VenturesThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve Ventures
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