Philip Meng
FounderFounder, CEO at Shepherd
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedShepherd · YC
About
Philip Meng studied electrical engineering and computer science at Stanford and conducted published research. He previously worked at Animoca Brands and 645 Ventures, and earlier at Tim Hortons, before founding Shepherd.
Founder, CEO at ShepherdYC S26
Intro paths
Philip 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 Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Shepherd's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Philip can intro founders to Shepherd's investors below.
Shepherd's investors · 6
Co-founders at Shepherd
Experience
- Shepherd (YC S26)Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — present
- 645 VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
- 645 VenturesInvestment Intern2025 — 2026
- Freeman Spogli Institute for International StudiesAssociate Researcher2023 — 2026
- Dartmouth CollegeML & NLP Researcher2025 — 2026
- Animoca BrandsSummer Intern2024
- StarbucksBarista2023
Skills & more
Languages Chinese · English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Philip Meng?
- Philip Meng studied electrical engineering and computer science at Stanford and conducted published research. He previously worked at Animoca Brands and 645 Ventures, and earlier at Tim Hortons, before founding Shepherd.
- Where does Philip Meng work?
- Philip Meng is Founder, CEO of Shepherd.
- What companies did Philip Meng found?
- Philip Meng founded Shepherd.
- Where did Philip Meng go to school?
- Philip Meng studied at Stanford University (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science + Physics); Y Combinator (S26 Batch); Phillips Academy (Student Body Co-President, Cum Laude Society).
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