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Felipe Jin Li

Founder

Founder at Denki

United Kingdom

FoundedDenki · YC

About

Felipe Jin Li studied explainable AI during a PhD at University College London and previously worked as a consultant at McKinsey and as a design and mobile engineer at a GE-backed startup. He now leads Denki, which applies explainable AI to compliance and regulatory work.

Founder at DenkiYC F25

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Denki's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Felipe can intro founders to Denki's investors below.

Denki's investors · 3

20VCLondon · $250K – $5M checksShine CapitalNew York · $1M – $10M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Denki

DJDavid Jin Li
David Jin LiFounder

Experience

  1. Denki (YC F25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc.Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)Membercurrent2025 — present
  4. ISACAMembercurrent2025 — present
  5. McKinsey & CompanyStrategy Consultant2022
  6. Ethera HealthLead Product Designer and Mobile Engineer2021 — 2022

Skills & more

iOS Development1Community OutreachEducatorResearchLeadership

Languages English · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Felipe Jin Li?
Felipe Jin Li studied explainable AI during a PhD at University College London and previously worked as a consultant at McKinsey and as a design and mobile engineer at a GE-backed startup. He now leads Denki, which applies explainable AI to compliance and regulatory work.
Where does Felipe Jin Li work?
Felipe Jin Li is Founder of Denki.
What companies did Felipe Jin Li found?
Felipe Jin Li founded Denki.
Where did Felipe Jin Li go to school?
Felipe Jin Li studied at Y Combinator (F25); UCL (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Vision Language Models and Explainable AI); UCL (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).

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