# Yih Lin Teh

> Yih Lin Teh is the co-founder and CEO of Axross (YC W22), a Singapore-based startup building AI-driven autonomous HVAC control systems that cut energy use and operating costs for factories and semiconductor plants across Southeast Asia. An econometrician turned climate tech entrepreneur with roots at LSE and MIT and stints across three continents, Teh returned to ASEAN to make the region's manufacturing sector greener and more competitive.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Axross (YC W22)
- **Organizations:** Axross Pte Ltd, bipi, Modern Electron, Dalberg, Strategy& (PwC)
- **Nationality:** Malaysian
- **Education:** BSc, Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Graduate study (climate / management), MIT
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Axross, a Y Combinator (W22) climate tech startup, Built AI-driven autonomous HVAC control systems adopted by industrial and semiconductor facilities, Grew Axross to roughly $1M ARR from Singapore

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked in economics and strategy consulting at Strategy& (part of the PwC network)
- **—** — Advised governments and global companies on green technology at Dalberg
- **—** — Worked at climate/energy company Modern Electron
- **2021** — Co-founded bipi and then Axross with David Chew
- **2022** — Axross joined Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch; raised a $130k seed
- **2025** — Spoke on the Tech Stage at Intelligent Manufacturing / semiconductor events as Axross scaled AI-driven HVAC across ASEAN

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Axross, a Y Combinator (W22) climate tech startup
- Built AI-driven autonomous HVAC control systems adopted by industrial and semiconductor facilities
- Grew Axross to roughly $1M ARR from Singapore
- Featured speaker at regional intelligent manufacturing and semiconductor industry events
- Earlier co-founded bipi, serving corner stores (warung) in Indonesia

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Published a widely-shared LinkedIn essay on ASEAN's role in global semiconductor supply chains and sustainability as a competitive advantage.
- **2025** — Represented Axross as a speaker at regional intelligent manufacturing and semiconductor industry events.

## Links

- Website: https://axross.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yih-lin-teh
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/bipi.id

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Last updated: 2026-07-31