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About
Meera Patel has manufacturing industry experience and is developing software for heavy manufacturing operations.
Founder at HERAYC S26
Intro paths
Meera 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 Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran HERA's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Meera can intro founders to HERA's investors below.
HERA's investors · 6
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Co-founders at HERA
Experience
- HERAFoundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DubHacks NextHead of Projects2025 — 2026
- DubHacks NextEntrepreneur in Residence2024 — 2025
- CargoCheck®Research Intern2025
- UW Foster School of BusinessDirector of Outreach, WE Lead2024 — 2025
- UW Foster School of BusinessDirector of Marketing, WE Lead2023 — 2024
- PerplexityGrowth2024 — 2025
- Madrona Venture LabsIntern2024 — 2025
- University of Washington Lavin Entrepreneurship ProgramMember2023 — 2025
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Meera Patel?
- Meera Patel has manufacturing industry experience and is developing software for heavy manufacturing operations.
- Where does Meera Patel work?
- Meera Patel is Founder of HERA.
- What companies did Meera Patel found?
- Meera Patel founded HERA.
- Where did Meera Patel go to school?
- Meera Patel studied at Y Combinator; University of Washington (Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,563
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Perplexity mafia23
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Madrona Venture Labs mafia10
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Same school
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Also attended University of Washington623
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Shared employers
Also worked at HERA1
Also worked at UW Foster School of Business16
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Also worked at Perplexity49
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Also worked at Madrona Venture Labs10
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