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1,128 people in our graph share verified history with Erik — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Yi Min LohunlockedErik: together at National University of Singapore (2018)
×11Erik: together at Y Combinator
About
Erik founded Banana.dev, a serverless GPU platform for machine learning inference, before joining Modal as a growth engineer. He now leads Butter.
Founder at ButterYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Erik went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Butter's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Erik can intro founders to Butter's investors below.
Founder at Pig
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Pig's investors · 1
Experience
- ModalMember of Technical Staffcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco
- ButterFounder2024 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- ModalGrowth Engineer2024San Francisco, California, United States
- BananaFounder2021 — 2024
- BoosteFounder2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Vectr BioFounder2018 — 2019Mountain View, California
- WyaxisFounder2017 — 2018
- EncapsysProcess Design Engineer2017Appleton, WI
- Danfoss Power SolutionsProduct Design Engineer2016Ames, Iowa
- Iowa State UniversityUndergraduate Research Assistant2015 — 2016
Skills & more
Leadership9Strategic PlanningPublic Speaking2Lean Startup4PythonMechanical Engineering2Start-upsBusiness DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentRoboticsAndroid DevelopmentFinancial Analysis
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Sustainable AgricultureMetal FabricationCAD/CAMArduinoJavaMatlabVBADjangoJupyterTechnical LeadershipTime ManagementCustomer ServiceLanguages Chinese · English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Erik Dunteman?
- Erik founded Banana.dev, a serverless GPU platform for machine learning inference, before joining Modal as a growth engineer. He now leads Butter.
- Where does Erik Dunteman work?
- Erik Dunteman is Founder of Butter and Founder at Pig.
- What companies did Erik Dunteman found?
- Erik Dunteman founded Butter, Pig.
- Where did Erik Dunteman go to school?
- Erik Dunteman studied at Iowa State University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering); National University of Singapore (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
National University of Singapore mafia184
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Aihui OngB.Sc.Founded Buela +3Eugene CheahComputer ScienceFounded Recursal AI, Inc. +2Vishal ChatrathMaster of EngineeringFounded Secondmind +2Mike MoradiLeadershipFounded Southwest Nanotechnologies +1Lloyd LeeExchange StudentFounded Hyperithm +1Sivamani VarunBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Keygraph +1
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Iowa State University mafia48
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ken HorneBachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Liberal Arts and SciencesFounded Guidehouse +1Craig RuppBSEEFounded Sabanto +1Matthew CondonBachelor of Science - BSFounded Bardavon +1Ashish ShahB.S.Founded Dina Care +1Rachel SebaldFounded Agricycle GlobalKevin KimleMaster's degreeFounded Ag Startup Engine
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Same school
Also attended Iowa State University141
Raghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundTom PetersonVenture Partner at Rally Ventures Management, LlcBrad H. ValeFounding General Partner at Treo Ventures, LlcNick RoelofsVenture Partner at ScietyMark JuettenDirector, Discovery Collaboration at TitletownTechDaniela RiesbergSenior Associate at Five Elms Capital
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Also attended National University of Singapore561
Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalSofia DahouneInvestor at DaphniYi Min LohInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsSean LooInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal Investments
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Shared employers
Also worked at Iowa State University26
Gordon RausserAdvisory Board Member at Rembrandt Venture PartnersMark JuettenDirector, Discovery Collaboration at TitletownTechClaire BarkerExecutive Assistant at Five Elms CapitalSahishnu HanumoluCampus Lead at The MBA FundRameen RanaCampus Lead at The MBA FundAnne HerlacheData Operations Lead at Camber Partners
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