Pennie Huang
FounderFounder at A1Zap by A1Base
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedA1Zap by A1Base · YC
About
Pennie Huang was an early-stage engineer and product hire at Forage (Y Combinator W19) before co-founding A1Base.
Pennie Li @pennepastaa
Growing up I played a ton of Zynga games like FarmVille and Words with Friends (didn’t even realize Words was a Zynga game until years later) This was a full-circle moment now building in consumer AI and getting this surprise book in the mail! Excited to dig into Life at the https://t.co/TXl9w68cRc
Jun 26, 2026 · ♥ 40 · ⇄ 5
Pennie Li @pennepastaa
me in the uber behind a waymo https://t.co/1V0z57afVq
Jun 12, 2026 · ♥ 4
Pennie Li @pennepastaa
training arc https://t.co/wzCRPnResQ https://t.co/yarnBMIhxv
Jun 5, 2026 · ♥ 4
Founder at A1Zap by A1BaseYC W25
Intro paths
Pennie went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Pennie can intro founders to A1Zap by A1Base's investors below.
A1Zap by A1Base's investors · 1
Co-founders at A1Zap by A1Base
Experience
- A1Base (YCW25)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TruffleCTO2023 — 2024
- ForageProduct Manager (Student Growth & Enterprise Product)2020 — 2023
- ForageSoftware Engineer2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- BlackbirdFounder, Blackbird Giants Cohort 02021 — 2022
- ISA-AustraliaProgram Leader2018Japan
Education
- Y CombinatorW252025
- UNSWB. Computer Science/ B. Commerce (FinTech)2018 — 2023
- UCLPsycholinguistics2022
- North Sydney Girls High School
- 篠ノ井高等学校 (Shinonoi High School, Nagano, Japan)
Skills & more
Languages Cantonese · English · Japanese · Mandarin
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Also attended North Sydney Girls High School3
Shared employers
Also worked at Blackbird41
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