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Tyrone Davis III

Founder

Founder at Miyagi Labs

United States

FoundedMiyagi Labs · YC

About

Tyrone Davis III founded the nonprofit The Gift of Chess and studied computer science at MIT. He is based in New York.

Founder at Miyagi LabsYC W25

Intro paths

YC

Tyrone went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Miyagi Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Tyrone can intro founders to Miyagi Labs's investors below.

Miyagi Labs's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Miyagi Labs

GCGuang Cui
Guang CuiFounder

Experience

  1. Miyagi LabsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
  2. Zeta Charter SchoolsBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. The Gift of ChessCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  4. Saba Capital Management, L.P.Quantitative Trader2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  5. MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Undergraduate Researcher2021 — 2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Goldman SachsTrader2021New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Languages Russian

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tyrone Davis III?
Tyrone Davis III founded the nonprofit The Gift of Chess and studied computer science at MIT. He is based in New York.
Where does Tyrone Davis III work?
Tyrone Davis III is Founder of Miyagi Labs.
What companies did Tyrone Davis III found?
Tyrone Davis III founded Miyagi Labs.
Where did Tyrone Davis III go to school?
Tyrone Davis III studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., Computer Science and Russian Studies).

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