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Wesley ChanunlockedEric: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1996–2001)
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About
He founded Instructables.com in 2005 and later served as Vice President for Hardware and Communities and then Vice President of Fusion 360 at Autodesk, followed by four years as CEO of SafeConnect Solar. He sits on the board of Datatrak International and joined Copper in 2022, initially as founder and CEO and then as chief of staff before taking on the CTO role.
Founder at Copper
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Copper's investors · 11
ChrysalixDelft · $36.5K – $2.9M checksClimacticSan Francisco · $1.5M – $3M checksCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksDesigner FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksMMC VenturesLondon · $635K – $13M checksNecessary VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $2M checksNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksSBXiCambridge · $10K – $1M checksThe E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M checksVoyager PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks
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Co-founders at Copper
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Sam CalischFounder & CEO
Experience
- CopperChief Technology Officercurrent2025 — present
- Channing St. Copper Co.Chief of Staff2023 — 2025Berkeley, California, United States
- Channing St. Copper Co.Founder and CEO2022 — 2023Berkeley, California, United States
- Datatrak InternationalBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentCleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
- Instructables.comFoundercurrent2005 — present
- SafeConnect SolarCEO2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- AutodeskVice President Fusion 3602016 — 2018San Francisco, CA
- AutodeskVice President, Hardware and Communites2011 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Squid Labs, LLCFounder / Partner2004 — 2007
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Wilhelm?
- He founded Instructables.com in 2005 and later served as Vice President for Hardware and Communities and then Vice President of Fusion 360 at Autodesk, followed by four years as CEO of SafeConnect Solar. He sits on the board of Datatrak International and joined Copper in 2022, initially as founder and CEO and then as chief of staff before taking on the CTO role.
- Where does Eric Wilhelm work?
- Eric Wilhelm is Founder of Copper.
- What companies did Eric Wilhelm found?
- Eric Wilhelm founded Copper.
- Where did Eric Wilhelm go to school?
- Eric Wilhelm studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering).
Founder mafias
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,211
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Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaS.B.Founded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
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Autodesk mafia55
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Darius "Bubs" MonsefSenior Manager of Platform, Autodesk Consumer GroupFounded Sightbox +3Nate MitchellSenior Software EngineerFounded Mountaintop Studios +1Shail KhiyaraSr. DirectorFounded Plutoshift AI +1Michael AntonovSenior Software ArchitectFounded Deep Origin +1Ralph GooteeChief Software ArchitectFounded TigerEye +1Saaras MehanSoftware Engineer (Autodesk Research)Founded Kular +1
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Shared employers
Also worked at Copper4
Also worked at Autodesk105
Aaron AthanasPeople Operations Associate at GreycroftAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorJesse Coors-BlankenshipCo-founder, General Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalDavid OppenheimerPartner, CFO at Verissimo VenturesJesse DevitteCo-founder and General Partner at Building VenturesAllen PregerPartner at Building Ventures
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