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Eric Meier

Founder

Founder at Y/n

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedY/n · YC

About

Eric Meier is a co-founder at Can of Soup. He previously held positions at Slite and Liveblocks working on collaborative editing tools, and studied computer science at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Founder at Y/nYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Eric went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Y/n's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Eric can intro founders to Y/n's investors below.

Y/n's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Y/n

GBGabriel Birnbaum
Gabriel BirnbaumFounder

Experience

  1. Y/nCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. Can of SoupCo-Founder2023 — 2025
  3. LiveblocksFull-Stack Engineer2023
  4. SliteSenior Editor/Full-Stack Engineer (D)2022
  5. SliteEditor/Full-Stack Engineer (C)2021 — 2022
  6. SliteEditor/Full-Stack Engineer (B)2020 — 2021
  7. BarbraCo-Founder2018 — 2020
  8. WorkwiseBackend Developer2018 — 2020Karlsruhe
  9. Onwerk GmbH SoftwareagenturBackend Developer2018Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Skills & more

Go7Softwareentwicklung5Web-Entwicklung2Front-end Development1CouchbaseFull-Stack DevelopmentBack-End Web DevelopmentTypeScript1Front-End DevelopmentJavaScript1C#4React.js1
+5 moreJavaLinuxPHPJSONNode.js

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Eric Meier?
Eric Meier is a co-founder at Can of Soup. He previously held positions at Slite and Liveblocks working on collaborative editing tools, and studied computer science at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Where does Eric Meier work?
Eric Meier is Founder of Y/n.
What companies did Eric Meier found?
Eric Meier founded Y/n.
Where did Eric Meier go to school?
Eric Meier studied at Y Combinator (S23); Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (Bachelor's degree (Dropout), Computer Science).

Founder mafias

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) mafia23

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Pascal WielerMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded GoCharly +1Tim SuchanekBachelor of Science - BSFounded Stellate +1Jonny DimondDiplomFounded Tasklet +1Andreas StryzMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded FinnDaniel StammlerInformation Engineering and ManagementFounded Kolibri GamesJanosch KühnBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Kolibri Games

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Same school

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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures

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Also attended Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)81

Bastian HasslingerInvestor at Index VenturesHelge DaebelPartner, Head of Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve VenturesChristian SiegeleManaging Partner at CapnamicAndreas StryzCTO at FINN at PICUS CAPITAL

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Shared employers

Also worked at Liveblocks2

Ellen ChisaPartner at boldstart venturesAntoine MoyroudPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Also worked at Workwise1

Nils SeelePartner at LEA Partners