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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School29%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 29% of these rows have at least one match.
- Michael Zhang@Michaelz1914Founder/CTO · EdotEnvS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rui Wang@RRicefanFounder/CEO · EdotEnvS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolas Hourcard@nicolas_hrdFounder · QuestDBS20B2B · London
- Tancrede Collard@TancTheFounder · QuestDBS20B2B · London
- Vlad IlyushchenkoFounder · QuestDBS20B2B · London
- Derek NelsonFounder · PipelineDBW14B2B · Los Angeles
- Paul Dix@pauldixFounder/CTO · InfluxDataW13B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Michael ZhangEdotEnvFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Michaelz1914Rui WangEdotEnvFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RRicefanNicolas HourcardQuestDBFounderSummer 2020B2BLondon, United Kingdom30https://x.com/nicolas_hrdTancrede CollardQuestDBFounderSummer 2020B2BLondon, United Kingdom30https://x.com/TancTheVlad IlyushchenkoQuestDBFounderSummer 2020B2BLondon, United Kingdom30—Derek NelsonPipelineDBFounderWinter 2014B2BLos Angeles, United States2—Paul DixInfluxDataFounder/CTOWinter 2013B2BNew York, United States210https://x.com/pauldix
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Tancrede Collard
Founder·QuestDB
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size30
BatchSummer 2020
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and head of product at QuestDB. Before that, I was running algorithmic trading desks at banks and cryptocurrency firms.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
QuestDBHigh-performance time series database
