Peggy Wang
| Peggy Wang | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, software engineer |
|---|---|
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Digipals; co-founder of Ego |
Peggy Wang is an American entrepreneur and software engineer based in San Francisco, California. He is the co-founder and CEO of Digipals, an AI-native social application, and previously co-founded Ego, an AI-powered sandbox game engine. Wang was part of the Winter 2024 (W24) batch of Y Combinator.[1]
Career
Prior to founding his own companies, Wang worked at Facebook (now Meta).[2] His earlier career included work in robotics engineering, and he has been described as a self-taught programmer who began learning to code through freeCodeCamp before advancing to engineering leadership roles.
In early 2023, Wang and co-founder Vishnu Hari left Meta to start Ego, an AI-powered game engine designed to let users create sandbox-style simulation games — comparable to The Sims or Minecraft — without any coding knowledge, using natural language text prompts. The company participated in Y Combinator's W24 batch and raised $7.5 million in funding. Ego's technology also aimed to allow AI-driven non-player characters to rewrite their own programming in real time, creating open-ended gameplay possibilities.[3] Wang was featured in a Forbes profile in connection with the company in January 2025.
Wang departed Ego in 2025, a decision that attracted public attention and controversy because co-founder Hari was recovering from a severe assault at the time of the departure.
Wang subsequently founded Digipals, which he serves as co-founder and CEO. Digipals describes itself as a platform "where AI makes us more social," functioning as an AI-native social operating system. The application is designed to use artificial intelligence to facilitate real-world social interactions among users, such as coordinating activities like meeting for coffee, playing sports, studying, or attending events. As of early 2026, the product was in a waitlist phase.[4]
References
- ↑ "Peggy Wang". 'Forbes}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Peggy Wang". 'Forbes}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Peggy Wang". 'Forbes}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Digipals". 'Digipals}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.