Erik Landerholm
FounderCo-Founder at Release · Founder at CarWoo
Oak Park, California, United States
FoundedCarWoo · YCRelease · YC
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About
Erik Landerholm is Co-Founder of Release (release.com) and a two-time Y Combinator alum (Summer 2009, Winter 2020) with over 20 years of experience in software engineering. He has founded multiple companies and led software development and architecture at a public company. His work spans designing high-speed telecom ASICs, embedded systems, and managing teams of over 100 employees at SaaS companies, and he has helped raise capital for startups he co-founded.
Co-Founder at ReleaseYC W20
Intro paths
Erik went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Erik can intro founders to Release's investors below.
Release's investors · 2
Co-founders at Release
Founder at CarWooYC S09
Intro paths
Erik went through Y Combinator (Summer 2009) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Erik can intro founders to CarWoo's investors below.
CarWoo's investors · 1
Co-founders at CarWoo
Experience
- ReleaseCo-Foundercurrent2019 — present
- TrueCar, Inc.SVP of Software Engineering2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- TrueCar, Inc.Chief Architect2014 — 2019Santa Monica, California
- Carwoo IncCTO2008 — 2014
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Erik Landerholm?
- Erik Landerholm is Co-Founder of Release (release.com) and a two-time Y Combinator alum (Summer 2009, Winter 2020) with over 20 years of experience in software engineering. He has founded multiple companies and led software development and architecture at a public company. His work spans designing high-speed telecom ASICs, embedded systems, and managing teams of over 100 employees at SaaS companies, and he has helped raise capital for startups he co-founded.
- Where does Erik Landerholm work?
- Erik Landerholm is Founder of CarWoo and Co-Founder at Release.
- What companies did Erik Landerholm found?
- Erik Landerholm founded CarWoo, Release.
- Where did Erik Landerholm go to school?
- Erik Landerholm studied at Oregon State University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Oregon State University mafia44
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Truecar mafia10
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CarWoo mafia2
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Release mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Oregon State University119
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Shared employers
Also worked at Release1
Also worked at TrueCar, Inc.22
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