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Eric Wilhelm

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Founder at Copper

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCopper

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×9Eric: together at Autodesk

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

Co-founders at Copper

SCSam Calisch
Sam CalischFounder & CEO

Experience

  1. CopperChief Technology Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. Channing St. Copper Co.Chief of Staff2023 — 2025Berkeley, California, United States
  3. Channing St. Copper Co.Founder and CEO2022 — 2023Berkeley, California, United States
  4. Datatrak InternationalBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentCleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
  5. Instructables.comFoundercurrent2005 — present
  6. SafeConnect SolarCEO2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  7. AutodeskVice President Fusion 3602016 — 2018San Francisco, CA
  8. AutodeskVice President, Hardware and Communites2011 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  9. 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).

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