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).

Linus Meierhöfer

Founder

Founder at Stillwind

Switzerland

FoundedStillwind · YC

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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 Stillwind YC W25

Intro paths

Linus went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Stillwind

Lukas EgoFounder

Hannes FurmansFounder

Josef ZollerFounder

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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