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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company100%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 100% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Gabriel Birnbaum@gabirnbaumFounder · Y/nS23Consumer · San Francisco
- Chris Best@cjgbestFounder/CEO · SubstackW18B2B · San Francisco
- Jamie Quint@jamiequintFounder · Interstate AnalyticsW16B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Gabriel BirnbaumY/nFounderSummer 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/gabirnbaumChris BestSubstackFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States90https://x.com/cjgbestJamie QuintInterstate AnalyticsFounderWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jamiequint
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Eric Meier
Founder·Y/n
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchSummer 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Eric Meier is the co-founder of Can of Soup, the AI photo sharing app. Prior to that, Eric worked with collaborative text editors at Slite and Liveblocks. He studied computer science at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology prior to going into industry.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
