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Wilson Ruotolo

Founder

Founder at Hedgehog

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedHedgehog · YC

30 Under 30 2023 · Manufacturing & Industry

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1,154 people in our graph share verified history with Wilson — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Wilson Ruotolo holds a PhD from Stanford in robotic hand design and has worked with NASA on exploration end-effectors and on underwater artifact retrieval prototypes. He is a co-founder of Hedgehog, developing robotics for mushroom production.

Founder at HedgehogYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Wilson went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Hedgehog's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Wilson can intro founders to Hedgehog's investors below.

Hedgehog's investors · 4

ConvergeCambridge · $500K – $5M checks · since 2024Siddhi CapitalMeridian · since 2024Tenzor Capital$250K – $3M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Hedgehog

JBJamie Balsillie
Jamie BalsillieFounder

Experience

  1. HedgehogChief Technology Officercurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States

Skills & more

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)5Rapid Prototyping3Machine Learning3RoboticsCloud FirestorePython (Programming Language)

Languages English · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Wilson Ruotolo?
Wilson Ruotolo holds a PhD from Stanford in robotic hand design and has worked with NASA on exploration end-effectors and on underwater artifact retrieval prototypes. He is a co-founder of Hedgehog, developing robotics for mushroom production.
Where does Wilson Ruotolo work?
Wilson Ruotolo is Founder of Hedgehog.
What companies did Wilson Ruotolo found?
Wilson Ruotolo founded Hedgehog.
Where did Wilson Ruotolo go to school?
Wilson Ruotolo studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics); Stanford University (Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering); University of Virginia (Bachelor's degree, Physics).

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