About
Linus Meierhöfer studied computer science at ETH Zurich, conducted research in quantified complexity theory, and worked as a quantitative engineer at DRW before co-founding Stillwind.
Founder at StillwindYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Linus 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 Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Stillwind's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Linus can intro founders to Stillwind's investors below.
Stillwind's investors · 1
Co-founders at Stillwind
Experience
- Stillwind (YC W25)CEO & Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Nautilus Smart Systems UG (haftungsbeschränkt) i.GCo-Founder2023 — 2025
- DRWSoftware Developer Intern2023Region London, Vereinigtes Königreich
- TIKI - Technologisches Institut für angewandte Künstliche Intelligenz GmbHMachine Learning Intern2020 — 2021
Skills & more
- TOEFL iBT Score 120 — TOEFL
From Linus's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Linus Meierhöfer?
- Linus Meierhöfer studied computer science at ETH Zurich, conducted research in quantified complexity theory, and worked as a quantitative engineer at DRW before co-founding Stillwind.
- Where does Linus Meierhöfer work?
- Linus Meierhöfer is Founder of Stillwind.
- What companies did Linus Meierhöfer found?
- Linus Meierhöfer founded Stillwind.
- Where did Linus Meierhöfer go to school?
- Linus Meierhöfer studied at ETH Zürich (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); Y Combinator (W25); ETH Zürich (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).
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