About
Founder of Norra, which provides asset management and tracking software for skilled nursing facilities.
Founder at NorraYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Yining went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Norra's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Yining can intro founders to Norra's investors below.
Norra's investors · 1
Co-founders at Norra
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Ben RubinCEO and Cofounder
Experience
- NorraCTO & Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- MD Anderson Cancer CenterAI Research2024
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSUITS Team Lead2023 — 2024
- Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)Conscript2021 — 2023
Skills & more
Languages Chinese · English
From Yining's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yining Zhang?
- Founder of Norra, which provides asset management and tracking software for skilled nursing facilities.
- Where does Yining Zhang work?
- Yining Zhang is Founder of Norra.
- What companies did Yining Zhang found?
- Yining Zhang founded Norra.
- Where did Yining Zhang go to school?
- Yining Zhang studied at Y Combinator (F25); Rice University (Computer Science, Philosophy); Raffles Institution.
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