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Yankang Yang

Founder

Founder at 83 Sciences

United States

Founded83 Sciences · YC

About

Yankang Yang is the founder of 83 Sciences. He previously held a principal-level position at Boston Consulting Group, where he oversaw the firm's artificial intelligence program. Yang holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and electrical engineering from Harvard University and has conducted robotics research at the Wyss Institute as well as biosignals research at Roswell Park.

Founder at 83 SciencesYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Yankang went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran 83 Sciences's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Yankang can intro founders to 83 Sciences's investors below.

83 Sciences's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at 83 Sciences

INIan Naccarella
Ian NaccarellaFounder
EREric Riesel
Eric RieselFounder

Experience

  1. 83 SciencesCo-Founder (YC S26)current2026 — presentSan Francisco and NYC
  2. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Principal2018 — 2025San Francisco / Brooklyn
  3. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Global GenAI Product Strategy & Ops Leader2024 — 2025San Francisco
  4. BCG Digital VenturesVenture Architect2022
  5. Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesTeaching Fellow (Electrical Engineering)2016 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  6. MicrosoftPM Intern - Azure / SQL Server2017Redmond, Washington, United States
  7. LenovoHardware UX Design Intern2016Beijing, China
  8. Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired EngineeringHarvard PRISE Fellow2015Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  9. Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterGlycobiology Researcher (Joseph TY Lau Lab)2011 — 2014Buffalo, New York, United States

Skills & more

Leadership2Teamwork2Public Speaking4Management1Microsoft Word6PowerPoint3Microsoft Excel1Microsoft Office3Microsoft PowerPoint3C1Project Management3Cadence Virtuoso1
+3 moreResearchData AnalysisCustomer Service

Languages English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Yankang Yang?
Yankang Yang is the founder of 83 Sciences. He previously held a principal-level position at Boston Consulting Group, where he oversaw the firm's artificial intelligence program. Yang holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and electrical engineering from Harvard University and has conducted robotics research at the Wyss Institute as well as biosignals research at Roswell Park.
Where does Yankang Yang work?
Yankang Yang is Founder of 83 Sciences.
What companies did Yankang Yang found?
Yankang Yang founded 83 Sciences.
Where did Yankang Yang go to school?
Yankang Yang studied at Harvard University (Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Y Combinator (S26); City Honors School.

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