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.

Erik Peterson

Founder

Founder at RealPact

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

FoundedRealPact · YC

Find your path to Erik

1,266 people in our graph share verified history with Erik — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Garry TanunlockedErik: together at Y Combinator (2026)

×11Erik: together at Y Combinator

About

Erik Peterson previously built CourseMe, an AI course recommendation tool at Dartmouth College with significant student adoption and usage metrics.

Founder at RealPact YC S26

Intro paths

Erik went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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 ↗

→

In turn, Erik can intro founders to RealPact's investors below.

RealPact's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at RealPact

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

+12 more

Back-End Web DevelopmentInvestment ManagementInvestment StrategiesFinancial AnalysisUser Experience (UX)User Interface DesignFinanceTeachingDebuggingScratchMicrosoft Power BIGit

Languages English · Spanish

From Erik's professional profile.

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.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3 Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1 Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y Combinator Alexis OhanianPartnerFounded Reddit Fred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1 Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1

+ 10,223 more

Dartmouth College mafia178

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Errik AndersonA.B.Founded Cantai Therapeutics +5 Laura YeciesABFounded Bonehealthtech +1 Samantha TruexBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Upstream Bio +1 Lina ZhangPh.D.Founded Jerry +1 Suril KantariaBAFounded Adaptional +1 Mohandass KalaichelvanBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Spenmo +1

+ 171 more

Eden Prairie Senior High School mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Artem DemidovHigh School DiplomaFounded Refine

Same school

Also attended Dartmouth College656

Scott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEA James DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis Ventures Ben RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mounisha AnumoluInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment Partners Jeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures

+ 650 more

Also attended University of Minnesota319

Madeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital Partners Nate LeeFounder and Chief Information Security Officer at Scale Venture Partners Isaac ZikeManaging Director at RiverVest Venture Partners Dean HlushkoSales Manager (Western U.S.) at Needham Funds Richard HeymanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners John BergstromInvestor at Mairs & Power VC

+ 313 more

Also attended Eden Prairie Senior High School3

Andrew HeimGeneral Partner at Arthur Ventures Lekan WangManaging Partner at JSL Health Capital Artem DemidovCo-Founder & CTO at Refine

Shared employers

+ 285 more

Find your path to Erik

About

Founder at RealPactYC S26

Intro paths

RealPact's investors · 1

Co-founders at RealPact

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Dartmouth College mafia178

Eden Prairie Senior High School mafia2

Same school

Also attended Dartmouth College656

Also attended University of Minnesota319

Also attended Eden Prairie Senior High School3

Shared employers

Also worked at RealPact (YC S26)1

Also worked at CourseMe.1

Also worked at Dartmouth Investment and Philanthropy Program4

Also worked at Palantir Technologies291

Founder at RealPact YC S26