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Eric Yáñez

Founder

Founder at Helios

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedHelios · YC

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43 people in our graph share verified history with Eric — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Matías GarridounlockedEric: together at Collective Academy

×2Eric: together at Collective Academy

×7Eric: together at Universidad Panamericana

×2Eric: together at StartGlobal

About

Eric Yáñez is based in Mexico City and previously founded Holacasa. He is currently building Helios, an AI-powered worker platform for companies.

Founder at Helios YC W23

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Helios's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Eric can intro founders to Helios's investors below.

Helios's investors · 2

Transpose Platform ManagementHouston Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Experience

Helios (YC W23)Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Holacasa.mxFounder2022 — 2025Mexico City, Mexico
START GlobalFellow2022Switzerland
GBM Grupo Bursátil MexicanoStrategy & Growth Intern2021Mexico City, Mexico

Skills & more

MicrosoftDirección2Liderazgo1Persistencia2Discursos en públicoFundraising9New Business Development9Gestión y motivación de equiposÉtica de los negocios2EmprendedurismoWritting skills1Empathic

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CommittedDesing-orientedMarketingVisión estratégicaCommunity ManagerModelo de negocioPublicidadCreativityAcre

Languages Español · Inglés

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Eric Yáñez?: Eric Yáñez is based in Mexico City and previously founded Holacasa. He is currently building Helios, an AI-powered worker platform for companies.
Where does Eric Yáñez work?: Eric Yáñez is Founder of Helios.
What companies did Eric Yáñez found?: Eric Yáñez founded Helios.
Where did Eric Yáñez go to school?: Eric Yáñez studied at Y Combinator (W23); Universidad Panamericana; Collective Academy (Collective Compass, Entrepreneurship and Technology).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3 Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1 Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y Combinator Alexis OhanianPartnerFounded Reddit Fred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1 Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1

+ 10,223 more

Universidad Panamericana mafia9

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

David GarciaBachelor's degreeFounded Digitt Transforming Mexico's financial sector Anahí SosaBachelor of Business Administration - BBAFounded Perfekto Javier LuraschiBSEFounded Hal9 Pablo Robles WatanabeDiplomaturaFounded Efektiva Errette DunnGraduate DegreeFounded rever Víctor Ernesto García SánchezOperations ManagementFounded ybvr

+ 2 more

StartGlobal mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Adrian LocherPartnerFounded Merantix +1 Bettina HeinCo-FounderFounded Juli +1 Leon IwanowitschHead of Investor PartnershipsFounded Ontora Anna RosenkranzPresidentFounded Health Yourself Julieta PortaMentor | START FellowshipFounded Spherebio

Collective Academy mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

ALFREDO ZARAZUAMaster in Business and TechnologyFounded Avioneta +1 Alejandro CedeñoMaster in Business and TechnologyFounded delt.ai Santiago MaldonadoMaster in Business & TechnologyFounded lapzo Mariana BarretoMaster in Business & TechnologyFounded gigstack

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of Particle Subomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of Convoy Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Collin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital Victor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Universidad Panamericana24

Santiago MartinezJunior Marketing Analyst at Hi Ventures Matias Gonzalez FernandezAssociate at Manhattan Venture Partners Patrik CeskyManaging Director at aws Gründungsfonds Juan PabloCEO & Co-founder at BlueBox Ventures Estefanía MenesesSenior Associate – Legal at Discovery Americas Manuel GonzalezPartner at AgFunder

+ 18 more

Also attended Collective Academy9

Matías GarridoInvestor at MatterScale Ventures Alejandro GálvezManaging Partner at Startups Begoña OrtizPrincipal at Cometa Alejandro GalvezManaging Partner at 99 Startups Alejandro CedeñoCo-Founder at delt.ai Santiago MaldonadoFounder at Lapzo

+ 3 more

Shared employers

Also worked at START Global14

Laura ForeroInvestor Relations Officer at World Fund Adrian LocherCo-Founder and General Partner at Merantix Capital Jürg StukerPartner at Kickstart Innovation Claudio SchlegelPartner at Cometa Philipp WahlerInvestor at Reimann Investors Victoria MascherStartup Success Analyst at Inovexus

+ 8 more

Also worked at GBM Grupo Bursátil Mexicano6

Patricio AznarPartner at Nazca Jose Ignacio SetienPartner at Amador Holdings Daniel Del RioManaging Partner at Access Capital Andrea AmozurrutiaFinance & Sustainability Director at Grupo Herdez at Savia Ventures Adrián CarabiasFounder & CEO at Zatlas Patricio Aznar Leon de la BarraNazca · Kauffman Fellow (Class 29)