About
Zinny Weli is co-founder and CEO of RoboDock. She previously led autonomous drone charging infrastructure at Zipline and developed charging systems for Amazon's home robot, with background in robotic perception and manipulation systems; she holds a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Michigan and a robotics-focused master's degree from Stanford University.
Founder at RoboDockYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Zinny went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran RoboDock's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Zinny can intro founders to RoboDock's investors below.
RoboDock's investors · 2
Co-founders at RoboDock
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Celine WangFounder
Experience
- RoboDock (YC W26)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
- ZiplineSenior Mechanical Design Engineer2024 — 2025South San Francisco, California, United States
- Amazon Lab126Product Design Engineer2020 — 2024Sunnyvale, California, United States
- Amazon Lab126Product Design Engineer Intern2019Sunnyvale, California
- AmazonProject Engineer2017 — 2018West Coast, U.S.
- Cummins Inc.Product Engineering Intern2016Columbus, Indiana
- Mechatronics and Sustainability Research Lab - University of MichiganResearch Intern2015Ann Arbor, Michigan
Skills & more
Robotics1Mechanical Product DesignElectronic Product DesignMSC Adams4Precision Machining5Engineering7Data Analysis6Customer Service4Research3Leadership9C++12Python (Programming Language)2
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MatlabSolidWorksMicrosoft OfficeCommunicationPowerPointMicrosoft WordPublic SpeakingTeamworkMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointLanguages English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zinny Weli?
- Zinny Weli is co-founder and CEO of RoboDock. She previously led autonomous drone charging infrastructure at Zipline and developed charging systems for Amazon's home robot, with background in robotic perception and manipulation systems; she holds a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Michigan and a robotics-focused master's degree from Stanford University.
- Where does Zinny Weli work?
- Zinny Weli is Founder of RoboDock.
- What companies did Zinny Weli found?
- Zinny Weli founded RoboDock.
- Where did Zinny Weli go to school?
- Zinny Weli studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering); University of Michigan (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering).
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