Where does Jack Xu work?

Jack Xu is Founder of Proception Inc.

What companies did Jack Xu found?

Jack Xu founded Proception Inc.

Where did Jack Xu go to school?

Jack Xu studied at University of Waterloo (Master of Applied Science - MASc, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering); University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Mechatronics Engineering); Y Combinator.

Jack Xu

Founder

Founder at Proception Inc

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedProception Inc · YC

About

Jack Xu studied at University of Waterloo and previously worked as an engineer at Tesla and as part of the founding team at Trexo Robotics.

Founder at Proception Inc YC W25

Intro paths

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

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 Proception Inc's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Jack can intro founders to Proception Inc's investors below.

Proception Inc's investors · 5

468 CapitalBerlin BoxGroupNew York · $1M checks · since 2026 First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checks · since 2026 Transpose Platform ManagementHouston Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Proception Inc

Jay LiFounder

Experience

Proception IncRobotics Software Engineer / Co-foundercurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, CA
Proception IncRobotics Software Engineer2024 — 2025Palo Alto, CA
University of WaterlooGraduate Student Researcher2021 — 2024Waterloo, ON
TeslaHumanoid Robot Architecture Engineer | Tesla Bot / Optimus2024Palo Alto, CA
TeslaEmbedded Software Engineer | Real-Time Ultrasonic Localization2020Palo Alto, CA
TeslaEmbedded Software Engineer | Sensing and Actuation2019Palo Alto, California, United States
University of Waterloo Robotics Design TeamTeam Lead | Autonomous Racing Robot Competition2018 — 2019
Trexo RoboticsJack of all robots | Exoskeleton2018
Interaptix Augmented RealitySoftware Engineer | AR/VR & Computer Vision2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
TobyXFounding Engineer - Product Owner | Smart Hotel IoT Hardware & Firmware2017
Baanto | ShadowSenseEmbedded Software Engineer | Modular Touch Screen - Geometrical Pattern Recognition2017Ontario, Canada

Skills & more

Languages Chinese · English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jack Xu?: Jack Xu studied at University of Waterloo and previously worked as an engineer at Tesla and as part of the founding team at Trexo Robotics.
Where does Jack Xu work?: Jack Xu is Founder of Proception Inc.
What companies did Jack Xu found?: Jack Xu founded Proception Inc.
Where did Jack Xu go to school?: Jack Xu studied at University of Waterloo (Master of Applied Science - MASc, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering); University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Mechatronics Engineering); Y Combinator.