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Guanming Wang

Founder

Founder at General Instinct

United States

FoundedGeneral Instinct · YC

About

Guanming Wang previously worked at Google DeepMind and conducted research at Tsinghua University. He has published at ICRA and won multiple global hackathon competitions.

Founder at General InstinctYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Guanming went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran General Instinct's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Guanming can intro founders to General Instinct's investors below.

General Instinct's investors · 2

Imagination CapitalNew York · $100K – $150K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at General Instinct

BJBill Jiao
Bill JiaoFounder

Experience

  1. General Instinct (YC P26)Co-Founder, CTO (YC P26)current2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. UCL Robotics InstituteResearch Assistant, Robot Perception and Learning Lab2024 — 2026
  3. Google DeepMindResearch Intern, Google DeepMind2025
  4. Tsinghua UniversityResearch Intern, Institute for AI Industry Research (AIR)2024Beijing, China

Frequently asked questions

Who is Guanming Wang?
Guanming Wang previously worked at Google DeepMind and conducted research at Tsinghua University. He has published at ICRA and won multiple global hackathon competitions.
Where does Guanming Wang work?
Guanming Wang is Founder of General Instinct.
What companies did Guanming Wang found?
Guanming Wang founded General Instinct.
Where did Guanming Wang go to school?
Guanming Wang studied at Y Combinator (Spring 26); UCL (MEng Robotics & Artificial Intelligence).

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Bill JiaoFounder at General Instinct

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