Erik Landerholm
FounderFounder 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.
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 · 7
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 · 2
Co-founders at CarWoo


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 Founder at Release.
- What companies did Erik Landerholm found?
- Erik Landerholm founded CarWoo, Release.
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CarWoo mafia3
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