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Zinny Weli

Founder

Founder at RoboDock

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedRoboDock · YC

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

Wesley ChanunlockedZinny: together at Zipline (2024–2025)
×6Zinny: together at Stanford University
×2Zinny: together at Zipline
×3Zinny: together at Mechatronics and Sustainability Research Lab - University of Michigan

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.

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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

Golden Gate VenturesSingapore · $473K – $60M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at RoboDock

CWCeline Wang
Celine WangFounder

Experience

  1. RoboDock (YC W26)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
  2. ZiplineSenior Mechanical Design Engineer2024 — 2025South San Francisco, California, United States
  3. Amazon Lab126Product Design Engineer2020 — 2024Sunnyvale, California, United States
  4. Amazon Lab126Product Design Engineer Intern2019Sunnyvale, California
  5. AmazonProject Engineer2017 — 2018West Coast, U.S.
  6. Cummins Inc.Product Engineering Intern2016Columbus, Indiana
  7. 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
+10 moreMatlabSolidWorksMicrosoft OfficeCommunicationPowerPointMicrosoft WordPublic SpeakingTeamworkMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPoint

Languages 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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Also worked at RoboDock (YC W26)1

Celine WangFounder at RoboDock