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Mete Karslioglu

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at Meteoric

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedMeteoric · YC

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

Adam ShuaibunlockedMete: together at University of Cambridge (2022–2023)
×11Mete: together at Y Combinator

About

Co-founder and CEO of Meteoric, which builds drones intended to clear clouds over solar farms and weaken hurricanes. He previously worked on spray nozzles for marine cloud brightening at the Cambridge Centre for Climate Repair and holds an MEng from Cambridge in Aerospace, Energy and Mechanical Engineering.

Co-Founder & CEO at MeteoricYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Mete 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 Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Meteoric's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Meteoric's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Meteoric

ENEric Nilsson
Eric NilssonFounder

Experience

  1. Meteoric (YC S26)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Centre for Climate RepairUndergraduate Researcher2025 — 2026Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  3. MurphyElectrical Engineering Intern2024London Area, United Kingdom

Skills & more

High-Voltage EngineeringPower CablesMaterials ScienceCorporate Financial ReportingBusiness ValuationInitial Public Offerings (IPO)

Languages English · German · Turkish

From Mete's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mete Karslioglu?
Co-founder and CEO of Meteoric, which builds drones intended to clear clouds over solar farms and weaken hurricanes. He previously worked on spray nozzles for marine cloud brightening at the Cambridge Centre for Climate Repair and holds an MEng from Cambridge in Aerospace, Energy and Mechanical Engineering.
Where does Mete Karslioglu work?
Mete Karslioglu is Co-Founder & CEO of Meteoric.
What companies did Mete Karslioglu found?
Mete Karslioglu founded Meteoric.
Where did Mete Karslioglu go to school?
Mete Karslioglu studied at Y Combinator; University of Cambridge (Master of Engineering - MEng, ENGINEERING); Robert College (High School Diploma).

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Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

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Shared employers

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Eric NilssonFounder at Meteoric