Where does Tommy Li work?

Tommy Li is Founder of Praxis Robotics.

What companies did Tommy Li found?

Tommy Li founded Praxis Robotics.

Where did Tommy Li go to school?

Tommy Li studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science - BS); Y Combinator; St. Mark's School (High School Diploma).

Tommy Li

Founder

Founder at Praxis Robotics

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedPraxis Robotics · YC

About

Tommy Li has held roles in tech private equity at Morgan Stanley and industrial tech venture capital at Andreessen Horowitz. He has published research in IEEE and worked at NASA JPL and PerceptIn Robotics on robotics-related projects. He holds a BSE in Computer Science and Finance from the University of Pennsylvania.

Founder at Praxis Robotics YC S26

Intro paths

Tommy 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 Praxis Robotics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Tommy can intro founders to Praxis Robotics's investors below.

Praxis Robotics's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Praxis Robotics

Dev KarpeFounder

Rohan SeelamsettyFounder

Experience

Praxis (YC S26)Co-Founder, CTOcurrent2026 — present
Morgan StanleyTechnology Private Equity2024 — 2025
Andreessen HorowitzIndustrial Tech Venture Capital2023
PerceptInRobotics Engineer2018 — 2022
NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRobotics Research2019

Skills & more

ResearchMandarinMachine LearningProject ManagementEngineeringMentoringOCamlVHDLNegotiationPython (Programming Language)SQLJava

Investment Foundations — CFA Institute

From Tommy's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tommy Li?: Tommy Li has held roles in tech private equity at Morgan Stanley and industrial tech venture capital at Andreessen Horowitz. He has published research in IEEE and worked at NASA JPL and PerceptIn Robotics on robotics-related projects. He holds a BSE in Computer Science and Finance from the University of Pennsylvania.
Where does Tommy Li work?: Tommy Li is Founder of Praxis Robotics.
What companies did Tommy Li found?: Tommy Li founded Praxis Robotics.
Where did Tommy Li go to school?: Tommy Li studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science - BS); Y Combinator; St. Mark's School (High School Diploma).

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About

Founder at Praxis RoboticsYC S26

Intro paths

Praxis Robotics's investors · 1

Co-founders at Praxis Robotics

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

Y Combinator mafia4,716

University of Pennsylvania mafia201

Andreessen Horowitz mafia48

Jerome Fisher M&T Program mafia18

Same school

Also attended University of Pennsylvania824

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended St. Mark's School8

Also attended Jerome Fisher M&T Program32

Shared employers

Also worked at Praxis (YC S26)2

Also worked at Morgan Stanley1,001

Also worked at Andreessen Horowitz241

Also worked at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory79

Founder at Praxis Robotics YC S26