Find your path to Eren
1,966 people in our graph share verified history with Eren — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
David ParraunlockedEren: together at Barclays (2018)
×5Eren: together at Y Combinator
×6Eren: together at Barclays
About
Eren Mendi is co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Expanse. He previously worked on emerging technology prototypes in quantitative finance at G-Research and holds degrees in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh and Imperial College London.
Founder at ExpanseYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Eren went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Expanse's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Eren can intro founders to Expanse's investors below.
Expanse's investors · 2
Co-founders at Expanse
Experience
- ExpanseCo-Founder & CPOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- G-ResearchSoftware Engineer2025London
- School of Informatics, The University of EdinburghResearch Intern2023 — 2025Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Edinburgh University Trading and Investment ClubChairman2023 — 2024
- Edinburgh University Trading and Investment ClubHead of Alternatives Sector2022 — 2023
- Edinburgh University Trading and Investment ClubSenior Research Analyst2022
- Edinburgh University Trading and Investment ClubJunior Research Analyst2021 — 2022
- OptiverSpring Intern2023Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- CitadelSpring Intern2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- VodafoneMachine Learning Intern2022
- MobvenIntern2019Istanbul, Türkiye
- BarclaysIntern2018Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Team Management1Public SpeakingMacro Analysis1Cash Flow Analysis1Equity ResearchPortfolio ManagementSocial Media MarketingStatistical Data AnalysisExpress.jsIT ManagementMachine Learning2NumPy1
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MatplotlibRandom ForestMarket ResearchData AnalysisHaskellFunctional ProgrammingDCF ValuationLinear AlgebraDiscrete MathematicsStatistical ModelingHTMLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)From Eren's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eren Mendi?
- Eren Mendi is co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Expanse. He previously worked on emerging technology prototypes in quantitative finance at G-Research and holds degrees in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh and Imperial College London.
- Where does Eren Mendi work?
- Eren Mendi is Founder of Expanse.
- What companies did Eren Mendi found?
- Eren Mendi founded Expanse.
- Where did Eren Mendi go to school?
- Eren Mendi studied at Imperial College London (Master of Science - MS, Advanced Computing); The University of Edinburgh (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence); d'Overbroeck's (High School Diploma, Maths).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Imperial College London mafia378
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +2David SchilanskyMScFounded One Biosciences +2David MyttonMaster of Science - MSFounded Server Density +1Slava SolonitsynMBAFounded No Cap +1Barnaby MaletTeaching AssistantFounded machine0 +1Advait RuiaBachelor of Engineering (BEng)Founded SuperTokens +1
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Barclays mafia122
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Max AhrensSummer AnalystFounded Maihem +2Michael AndersonInvestment Banking Summer AnalystFounded Framework Labs +1Diego OppenheimerAssociateFounded Guardrails AI +1Aditya KandoiManagerFounded Redcliffe Lifetech +1John ZucchiSummer Legal AnalystFounded Agave +1Chang SheVice PresidentFounded Datapad +1
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The University of Edinburgh mafia118
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Martin SchrimpffMechanical Engineering with Management TechniquesFounded Kocomo +1Jeffrey ChangGraduate StudiesFounded Doblet +1James WattBachelor of Laws - LLBFounded BrewDog +1Chris Schulze-MelanderOriental StudiesFounded PROPER +1Nicolas HourcardMsc Finance & InvestmentFounded QuestDB +1Jay LipmanBachelor's degreeFounded Resilience Investments +1
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Same school
Also attended Imperial College London813
Deji SasegbonVP, Platform & Portfolio Operations at EchoVC PartnersMadison LenormandInvestor at DaphniLoubaba El AyoubiInvestor at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at MedicxiFrancois PrinslooInvestor at MedicxiBen PerryInvestor at Medicxi
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Also attended The University of Edinburgh397
Sofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiKevin JohnsonInvestor at MedicxiPatrick NorrisGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalSarah MandersonLegal Director at Hoxton VenturesClay RowlandInvestment Associate at Mission Biocapital
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Also attended Hisar School1
Shared employers
Also worked at Expanse3
Also worked at Optiver26
Mark DurstInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsJulia KuijsAssociate at FORWARD.onePaul HilgersIndependent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk & Sustainability Committee at Flow TradersLe ShiHead of Trading at Auros GlobalLune DunningInvestment Director at Point King CapitalHarry QiInvestor
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Also worked at Citadel123
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiRobert CulpPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersEeshaan SachathevaCo-CIO at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.David SnydermanManaging Partner and Global Head of Alternative Credit and Fixed Income at Magnetar AI VenturesFran AmicoExecutive Assistant at CAVU Consumer PartnersEvan FengPartner at CoinFund
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Also worked at Vodafone168
Antonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesSimon SegarsExecutive Advisor at Black Opal VenturesTommy AhlersFormer Danish Science Minister at Giant Ventures Global LlpLirui DingPrincipal at TRANSCENDEren BaydemirExperts | Product Management at 212Marcos OsórioDirector, Cyber at Bright Pixel Capital
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