About
Eric Liu previously worked as a data analyst at Coinbase and as a machine learning engineer at Faire, and studied mathematics at University of Waterloo. He is currently building infrastructure for derivatives in prediction markets.
Founder at TotalisYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Eric went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Totalis's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Eric can intro founders to Totalis's investors below.
Totalis's investors · 1
Co-founders at Totalis
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Pravesh MansharamaniFounder
Experience
- TotalisCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- FaireMachine Learning Platform Engineer2025San Francisco Bay Area
- CoinbaseData Engineer2025New York, United States
- FaireData Engineer2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- TDData Science and Advanced Analytics2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- PepsiCoData Scientist2023
- FaskenData Analyst2022
- Moy ConsultingMarketing Coordinator2021
Skills & more
Project ManagementTerraformAmazon DynamodbExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)Data EngineeringPython (Programming Language)Amazon Web Services (AWS)Apache AirflowSnowflakePySparkAzure DatabricksHadoop
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Apache FlinkData ScienceData VisualizationSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Microsoft ExcelProcess ImprovementSQLMicrosoft Power BIGoogle AnalyticsGoogle AdsFinanceFrom Eric's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Liu?
- Eric Liu previously worked as a data analyst at Coinbase and as a machine learning engineer at Faire, and studied mathematics at University of Waterloo. He is currently building infrastructure for derivatives in prediction markets.
- Where does Eric Liu work?
- Eric Liu is Founder of Totalis.
- What companies did Eric Liu found?
- Eric Liu founded Totalis.
- Where did Eric Liu go to school?
- Eric Liu studied at Y Combinator; University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Mathematics); Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration and Management).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3
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University of Waterloo mafia200
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Apoorva MehtaBAScFounded InstacartZach WaterfieldComputer EngineeringFounded Zettlor +1Peter CarresciaBMathFounded GoConfirm +1Eric BlondeelDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Samos Insurance +1Oleg KostourHonours Bachelor of Architectural StudiesFounded AtlasGrid +1Anton KrutianskyBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)Founded AtlasGrid +1
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Coinbase mafia59
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Balaji SrinivasanCTOFounded Counsyl +1Fred EhrsamCo-founderFounded NudgeBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEOFounded NewLimitSurojit ChatterjeeChief Product OfficerFounded Ema +1Karri SaarinenHead of DesignFounded Linear +1Paul KatsenProduct, ConsumerFounded Gym Class +1
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Nanyang Technological University Singapore mafia42
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Mike MoradiExecutive EducationFounded Southwest Nanotechnologies +1ZJ LinBachelor of EngineeringFounded Landeed +1Walter PintorMaster's DegreeFounded Syncware +1Stefan Seltz-AxmacherBusinessFounded Polymath Robotics +1Toni RosinolVisiting StudentFounded Stack AI +1Avishek KumarMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded VFlowTech +1
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Also attended University of Waterloo357
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalApoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAniTalent Team at Hummingbird Ventures
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Also attended Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University21
Riley FinchInvestment Associate at NextGen Venture PartnersMark PresaccoAssociate Director at Espresso CapitalJamie LearmonthVice President at Canadian Business Growth FundVignesh MarkanduHead of Operations at Unbounded CapitalChristy LaneVenture Partner at IA Capital GroupSean GildayVice President, Head of Network at ManchesterStory Group, LLC
+ 15 more
Also attended Nanyang Technological University Singapore164
Angela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesGenping LiuGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kelven LamInvestment Director - Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgGautam GuptaCo-Founder & Venture Partner at BA Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Totalis1
Also worked at Faire19
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesFarouk RiceChief of Staff at Mythos Ventures Management, LlcRahul MehtaCo-founder at DST GlobalMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesSara IttelsonInvestor at Accel
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Also worked at Coinbase146
Balaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure Group
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Also worked at TD82
Funmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundMarc MichelVenture Advisor at Alpha PartnersMark FieldsInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersRick GrinnellFounder and Managing Partner at Glasswing VenturesCasy van MaanenAssociate at GTMfundLeah BaePrincipal at Higher Ground Labs
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