About
Erik Peterson previously built CourseMe, an AI course recommendation tool at Dartmouth College with significant student adoption and usage metrics.
Founder at RealPactYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Erik went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran RealPact's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Erik can intro founders to RealPact's investors below.
RealPact's investors · 1
Co-founders at RealPact
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Ranvir DeshmukhFounder
Experience
- RealPact (YC S26)Founder, CTOcurrent2025 — present
- CourseMe.Foundercurrent2024 — presentHanover, New Hampshire, United States
- Code ChampionshipSoftware Engineer Interncurrent2024 — presentEden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
- Code ChampionshipCoachcurrent2022 — presentEden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
- Dartmouth Investment and Philanthropy ProgramEquity Analystcurrent2023 — presentHanover, New Hampshire, United States
- Dartmouth Computer Science DepartmentTeaching Assistant and Gradercurrent2024 — presentHanover, New Hampshire, United States
- BiteShare, Inc.Software Engineer2024 — 2025Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- CodaKidProgramming Tutor and Code Mentor2024 — 2025Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
- Palantir TechnologiesPalantir Launch2025New York, New York, United States
- TargetOn Demand Team Member2023 — 2024Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
- TargetFood and Beverage Expert2021 — 2023Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
- Life Time Inc.Lifeguard | Facility Operations2021Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
Skills & more
ManagementTeam LeadershipRESTful architecture1Natural Language Processing (NLP)1Business DevelopmentData AnalysisInventory AccuracyEmployee TrainingGoogle AdSenseFull-Stack DevelopmentCloud ComputingFront-End Development
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Back-End Web DevelopmentInvestment ManagementInvestment StrategiesFinancial AnalysisUser Experience (UX)User Interface DesignFinanceTeachingDebuggingScratchMicrosoft Power BIGitLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Erik Peterson?
- Erik Peterson previously built CourseMe, an AI course recommendation tool at Dartmouth College with significant student adoption and usage metrics.
- Where does Erik Peterson work?
- Erik Peterson is Founder of RealPact.
- What companies did Erik Peterson found?
- Erik Peterson founded RealPact.
- Where did Erik Peterson go to school?
- Erik Peterson studied at Dartmouth College (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Economics); University of Minnesota (Dual-Enrollment); Eden Prairie Senior High School.
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University of Minnesota mafia52
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Eden Prairie Senior High School mafia2
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Madeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersNate LeeFounder and Chief Information Security Officer at Scale Venture PartnersIsaac ZikeManaging Director at RiverVest Venture PartnersDean HlushkoSales Manager (Western U.S.) at Needham FundsRichard HeymanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersJohn BergstromInvestor at Mairs & Power VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at RealPact (YC S26)1
Also worked at CourseMe.1
Also worked at Dartmouth Investment and Philanthropy Program4
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