About
Peter Chien is CEO of Kaigo Health, a senior care company. He previously worked as a hardware and robotics engineer at Neuralink and Varda, and founded two nonprofits focused on elder care; he has also volunteered extensively in hospitals and senior communities.
Founder at Kaigo HealthYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Peter went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Kaigo Health's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Peter can intro founders to Kaigo Health's investors below.
Kaigo Health's investors · 1
Co-founders at Kaigo Health
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Lukas KlaiberCo-Founder
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Kazuki ShinFounder
Experience
- Kaigo Health (YC F25)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Define VenturesAI Fellowcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- NeuralinkRobotics Engineer2023 — 2024Fremont, California, United States
- Varda Space IndustriesMechanical Engineer2022Los Angeles, California, United States
- Zero2One UIUCAdvisor2022Champaign, Illinois, United States
- Zero2One UIUCFounder / President2019 — 2022Urbana-Champaign Area
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignResearch Assistant | RoboDesign Lab2020 — 2021
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignResearch Assistant | Intelligent Motion Lab2020
- BayerMechanical Engineer2021Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- The Reach of Humanity ProjectFounder / Director2019 — 2020Champaign, Illinois, United States
- Health Care Engineering Systems Center at IllinoisRobotics Engineer2020Urbana-Champaign Area
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignResearch Assistant | Human Dynamics and Controls Lab2019 — 2020
- Spur IQLead Instructor2019Sunnyvale, California
Skills & more
PTC Creo7Java7SolidWorks8Mechanical Engineering1Computer-Aided Design (CAD)1User-centered DesignMarket ResearchEntrepreneurship3Prototyping3Matlab
Languages English · Mandarin · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Peter Chien?
- Peter Chien is CEO of Kaigo Health, a senior care company. He previously worked as a hardware and robotics engineer at Neuralink and Varda, and founded two nonprofits focused on elder care; he has also volunteered extensively in hospitals and senior communities.
- Where does Peter Chien work?
- Peter Chien is Founder of Kaigo Health.
- What companies did Peter Chien found?
- Peter Chien founded Kaigo Health.
- Where did Peter Chien go to school?
- Peter Chien studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering); Y Combinator (F25).
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