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Chenny (Qianyi) Deng

Founder

Co-founder at Piggy Robotics

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedPiggy Robotics · YC

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806 people in our graph share verified history with Chenny — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

MariaunlockedChenny: together at University of Oxford (2022–2023)

×2Chenny: together at University of Oxford

Chenny: together at UCL

×8Chenny: together at Y Combinator

About

PhD candidate in computer science at the University of Oxford; previously worked as an AI researcher at Tencent; founder of Piggy Robotics.

Co-founder at Piggy Robotics YC F25

Intro paths

YC

Chenny went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Piggy Robotics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Chenny can intro founders to Piggy Robotics's investors below.

Piggy Robotics's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Piggy Robotics

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Richard Gong

Richard GongCo-founder

Experience

Piggy RoboticsCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
University of OxfordLaboratory Demonstrator2022 — 2025Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Fudan UniversityResearch Assistant2022
TencentMachine Learning Intern2020
Youda OutdoorCo-Founder2014 — 2019
St George's School, AscotSTEM Ambassador2019Ascot, England, United Kingdom
Orphanage in NepalVolunteer Teacher2014Kathmandu, Bāgmatī, Nepal

Skills & more

Communication2Lightroom2Adobe Photoshop2

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chenny (Qianyi) Deng?: PhD candidate in computer science at the University of Oxford; previously worked as an AI researcher at Tencent; founder of Piggy Robotics.
Where does Chenny (Qianyi) Deng work?: Chenny (Qianyi) Deng is Co-founder of Piggy Robotics.
What companies did Chenny (Qianyi) Deng found?: Chenny (Qianyi) Deng founded Piggy Robotics.
Where did Chenny (Qianyi) Deng go to school?: Chenny (Qianyi) Deng studied at Y Combinator; University of Oxford (DPhil, Computer Science); UCL (Master of Science - MS, Data Science).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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University of Oxford mafia622

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UCL mafia250

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Demis HassabisPhDFounded Google Deepmind +2 Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +2 Kes ThygesenBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Rolepoint +2 Mark TrefgarneBAFounded Liverail +2 Steven RenwickPhDFounded Tilores +2 Rand HindiBscFounded Zama +1

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King's College London mafia115

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Tencent mafia17

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Ziarekenya SmithVisual DesignerFounded Techstars +1 Leo LuProduct ManagerFounded Brewit Muzzammil (MZ) ZaveriProduct + StrategyFounded Proxino Chao LuoTencent InvestmentFounded Laiye Christ XuSoftware EngineerFounded Rational Han XiaoDirector of EngineeringFounded Jina

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Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of Particle Subomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of Convoy Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Collin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital Victor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

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Also attended University of Oxford1,753

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia Heritage Gabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of Harvey Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index Ventures Erin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures Jan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended UCL701

Demis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMind André DuboisInvestor at Index Ventures Frédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures Marie FerriInvestor at Daphni Elena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at Northzone

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Shared employers

Also worked at University of Oxford220

Tess van StekelenburgPartner at Lux Capital Gordon RausserAdvisory Board Member at Rembrandt Venture Partners Francesco MonacaInvestor at Giant Ventures Global Llp Denise XifaraInvestor at Mercuri.vc Lirui DingPrincipal at TRANSCEND Ana FernandezInvestment Associate at Nauta Capital

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Also worked at Fudan University6

Wendy SunChief Brand Officer at BIT Asia Richard SongFounder at Epsilla Sunny SunFounder at Lamin Wenbin JiangExecutive Officer, Director at Cytek Biosciences Jun WangCo-founder & CSO at LYNK Pharmaceuticals Ma HandongCo-founder & Vice President at 森亿智能 (Synyi)

Also worked at Tencent55

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation Capital Michael CheungInvestment at Makers Fund Cami KatzInvestor at Notable Capital Yong LimDirector / CRIT Ventures USA at Crit Ventures Muzzammil (MZ) ZaveriPartner at Audacious Ventures backing ambitious early-stage founders Kate WangAssociate at FinTech Collective

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