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Known for these resultsRole58%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 58% 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.School19%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 19% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eric Levine@ericlevineFounder · ClawvisorX26B2B · San Francisco
- Matt Riley@matthewrileyFounder/CEO · FixtureW26B2B
- Wayne Crosby@wcrosbyFounder/CEO · OrgOrgS24B2B · San Francisco
- Di Qi@diqitallyFounder · LanternW24B2B · San Francisco
- Umur Cubukcu@umurcFounder · UbicloudW24B2B · San Francisco
- Reshma Khilnani@ReshmaKhilnaniFounder · MedplumS22Healthcare · San Francisco
- Eric Migicovsky@ericmigiFounder · BeeperS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Uri LopatinFounder/CEO · Pardes BiosciencesS20Healthcare · San Francisco
- Rujul ZapardeFounder · ZipS20B2B · San Francisco
- Raphael Schaad@raphaelschaadFounder/CEO · CronW20B2B · San Francisco
- Diego Rey@diegoareyFounder/CSO · Endpoint HealthW19Healthcare · San Francisco
- Eric Levine@ericlevineFounder · BerbixS18B2B · San Francisco
- Finbarr Taylor@finbarrFounder/CEO · ShogunW18B2B · San Francisco
- Eli Brown@iEchoicFounder/CEO · GuildedS17Consumer · San Francisco
- Puneet Kumar@_puneetKumarFounder/CEO · Supr DailyW17Consumer · Bengaluru
- Talia FrenkelFounder/CEO · L.S15Consumer · San Francisco
- Nicolas Dessaigne@dessaigneFounder/Board Member · AlgoliaW14B2B · San Francisco
- Rujul ZapardeFounder/CEO · FlightCarW13Consumer · San Francisco
- Reshma Khilnani@ReshmaKhilnaniFounder · MedXTW13Healthcare · San Francisco
- Nemil Dalal@nemildFounder/CEO · DreamforgeS12B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eric LevineClawvisor2× YCFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/ericlevineMatt RileyFixtureFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown5https://x.com/matthewrileyWayne CrosbyOrgOrg2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/wcrosbyDi QiLanternFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/diqitallyUmur CubukcuUbicloudFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/umurcReshma KhilnaniMedplum2× YCFounderSummer 2022HealthcareSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/ReshmaKhilnaniEric MigicovskyBeeper2× YCFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/ericmigiUri LopatinPardes BiosciencesFounder/CEOSummer 2020HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Rujul ZapardeZip2× YCFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States500—Raphael SchaadCronFounder/CEOWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/raphaelschaadDiego ReyEndpoint HealthFounder/CSOWinter 2019HealthcareSan Francisco, United States23https://x.com/diegoareyEric LevineBerbix2× YCFounderSummer 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States39https://x.com/ericlevineFinbarr TaylorShogunFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States90https://x.com/finbarrEli BrownGuildedFounder/CEOSummer 2017ConsumerSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/iEchoicPuneet KumarSupr DailyFounder/CEOWinter 2017ConsumerBengaluru, India—https://x.com/_puneetKumarTalia FrenkelL.Founder/CEOSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States——Nicolas DessaigneAlgoliaFounder/Board MemberWinter 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States810https://x.com/dessaigneRujul ZapardeFlightCar2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2013ConsumerSan Francisco, United States51—Reshma KhilnaniMedXT2× YCFounderWinter 2013HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ReshmaKhilnaniNemil DalalDreamforgeFounder/CEOSummer 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nemild
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Julien Lemoine
Founder/CTO·Algolia
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size810
BatchWinter 2014
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Julien is a search veteran who’s been working in the search landscape for over 10 years, with work experience in Thales and Exalead. He participated in the design of three different search engines prior to co-founding Algolia with Nicolas and is the author of the different algorithms responsible for Algolia's super fast performance. Julien is also passionate about imparting knowledge and spent some time teaching at his Alma Mater, EPITA. He holds an engineering degree from the same institution.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
Algolia
A developer-friendly and enterprise-grade search API.
Co-foundersNicolas Dessaigne@dessaigne
