About
Michael Xing is co-founder and CEO of Pingo. He previously built consumer products that reached hundreds of thousands of users.
Founder at PingoYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Michael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Pingo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Pingo's investors below.
Pingo's investors · 1
Co-founders at Pingo
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Morrie SchonfeldFounder
Experience
- PingoCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Openmart (YC W24)AI Engineering Intern2024San Francisco
- Supernova Technology™AI Engineer2023 — 2024
- One Punch TechnologiesFounder2021 — 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Illinois Institute of TechnologyResearch Assistant2022
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Xing?
- Michael Xing is co-founder and CEO of Pingo. He previously built consumer products that reached hundreds of thousands of users.
- Where does Michael Xing work?
- Michael Xing is Founder of Pingo.
- What companies did Michael Xing found?
- Michael Xing founded Pingo.
- Where did Michael Xing go to school?
- Michael Xing studied at Northwestern University (Computer Science, Electrical Engineering); Y Combinator (S25); Jerome Fisher M&T Program.
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Also worked at Pingo1
Also worked at Openmart (YC W24)2
Also worked at Illinois Institute of Technology13
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