Where does Hanming Ye work?

Hanming Ye is Founder of Waddle Labs.

What companies did Hanming Ye found?

Hanming Ye founded Waddle Labs.

Where did Hanming Ye go to school?

Hanming Ye studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Math, Government); UWC South East Asia.

Hanming Ye

Founder

Founder at Waddle Labs

Miami, Florida, United States

FoundedWaddle Labs · YC

Find your path to Hanming

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

Antonio GraciasunlockedHanming: together at Harvard University (2024–2025)

×6Hanming: together at Harvard University

×4Hanming: together at UWC South East Asia

Hanming: together at Research Science Institute (RSI)

About

Founder of Waddle Labs, which offers an API that turns natural-language prompts into AI-generated control policies for robots, aimed at robotics developers and operators. He has interests in natural intelligence and machines such as 3D printers and robots.

Founder at Waddle Labs YC S26

Intro paths

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

Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Waddle Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Hanming can intro founders to Waddle Labs's investors below.

Waddle Labs's investors · 4

BonAngels Venture PartnersSeoul Fast VenturesSeoul · $371K – $7.5M checks Kakao VenturesSeongnam · $297K – $27M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Waddle Labs

Yiding SongFounder

Experience

Waddle LabsCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
Harvard UniversityTeaching Assistantcurrent2025 — present
Research Science Institute (RSI)Research Scholar2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Skills & more

Languages English · Mandarin · Spanish

Open Water Diver - Specialty Diver Against Debris — PADI

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Hanming Ye?: Founder of Waddle Labs, which offers an API that turns natural-language prompts into AI-generated control policies for robots, aimed at robotics developers and operators. He has interests in natural intelligence and machines such as 3D printers and robots.
Where does Hanming Ye work?: Hanming Ye is Founder of Waddle Labs.
What companies did Hanming Ye found?: Hanming Ye founded Waddle Labs.
Where did Hanming Ye go to school?: Hanming Ye studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Math, Government); UWC South East Asia.

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