Find your path to Eric
470 people in our graph share verified history with Eric — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
Co-founder and CTO of Meteoric, which develops drones designed to clear clouds over solar farms and reduce hurricane strength. He earned an MEng in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, specializing in electrical and electronic engineering, information and computer engineering, and instrumentation and control, and previously researched capacitive sensing for digital microfluidics at Cambridge.
Founder at MeteoricYC S26
Intro paths
Eric went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Meteoric's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Eric can intro founders to Meteoric's investors below.
Meteoric's investors · 1
Co-founders at Meteoric
Experience
- MeteoricCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Division of Electrical Engineering, University of CambridgeUndergraduate Researcher2025 — 2026Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- EchoVista GmbHSoftware Engineer2023Romsey, England, United Kingdom
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Nilsson?
- Co-founder and CTO of Meteoric, which develops drones designed to clear clouds over solar farms and reduce hurricane strength. He earned an MEng in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, specializing in electrical and electronic engineering, information and computer engineering, and instrumentation and control, and previously researched capacitive sensing for digital microfluidics at Cambridge.
- Where does Eric Nilsson work?
- Eric Nilsson is Founder of Meteoric.
- What companies did Eric Nilsson found?
- Eric Nilsson founded Meteoric.
- Where did Eric Nilsson go to school?
- Eric Nilsson studied at Y Combinator; University of Cambridge (Master of Engineering - MEng, ENGINEERING).
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