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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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Paul Dix
Founder/CTO·InfluxData
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size210
BatchWinter 2013
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Co-founder and CTO of InfluxData, the company behind InfluxDB, an open source time series database. Creator of NYC Machine Learning Meetup, author of Service Oriented Design with Ruby, and series editor of Addison Wesley's Data & Analytics book and video series.
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
InfluxData
The platform for building and operating time series applications.
