Find your path to Eric
291 people in our graph share verified history with Eric — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
Eric Zhang is a co-founder of Sponge (YC W26) and previously worked on the crypto team at Stripe.
Founder at SpongeYC W26
Intro paths
Eric went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Sponge's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Eric can intro founders to Sponge's investors below.
Sponge's investors · 2
Co-founders at Sponge
Experience
- Sponge (YC W26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- StripeStaff Software Engineer2025
- StripeSoftware Engineer2020 — 2025
- StripeSoftware Engineering Intern2019
Skills & more
Languages Chinese · English
From Eric's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Zhang?
- Eric Zhang is a co-founder of Sponge (YC W26) and previously worked on the crypto team at Stripe.
- Where does Eric Zhang work?
- Eric Zhang is Founder of Sponge.
- What companies did Eric Zhang found?
- Eric Zhang founded Sponge.
- Where did Eric Zhang go to school?
- Eric Zhang studied at UC San Diego (Master's degree, Electrical & Computer Engineering); UC San Diego (Bachelor's degree, Electrical & Computer Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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UC San Diego mafia235
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Stripe mafia152
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Same school
Also attended UC San Diego578
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sponge (YC W26)2
Also worked at Stripe247
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