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Dillon Erb

Founder

Founder at Autonomous Technologies Group · Founder/CEO at Paperspace

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedAutonomous Technologies Group · YCPaperspace · YCPaperspace

About

Dillon Erb is CEO and co-founder of Autonomous Technologies Group (YC F25). Previously, he founded and led Paperspace as CEO and co-founder (YC W15), which was acquired by DigitalOcean in 2023. He also works as an angel investor and advisor.

Founder at Autonomous Technologies GroupYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Dillon 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 Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Autonomous Technologies Group's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

In turn, Dillon can intro founders to Autonomous Technologies Group's investors below.

Co-founders at Autonomous Technologies Group

DKDaniel Kobran

Founder/CEO at PaperspaceYC W15

Intro paths

YC

Dillon went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

In turn, Dillon can intro founders to Paperspace's investors below.

Co-founders at Paperspace

DKDaniel Kobran

Founder at Paperspace

Intro paths

In turn, Dillon can intro founders to Paperspace's investors below.

Experience

  1. Autonomous Technologies GroupCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. RunwayAdvisor / Investorcurrent2018 — present
  3. DigitalOceanVP, AI Strategy2023 — 2024NYC
  4. PaperspaceCEO2014 — 2023Brooklyn, NY
  5. University of MichiganResearch2013 — 2014

Skills & more

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dillon Erb?
Dillon Erb is CEO and co-founder of Autonomous Technologies Group (YC F25). Previously, he founded and led Paperspace as CEO and co-founder (YC W15), which was acquired by DigitalOcean in 2023. He also works as an angel investor and advisor.
Where does Dillon Erb work?
Dillon Erb is Founder of Autonomous Technologies Group and Founder/CEO at Paperspace and Founder at Paperspace.
What companies did Dillon Erb found?
Dillon Erb founded Autonomous Technologies Group, Paperspace, Paperspace.
Where did Dillon Erb go to school?
Dillon Erb studied at Y Combinator (F25); Y Combinator (W15); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy).

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