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- Louis Lecat@louislecatFounder · UpstreamS23B2B · Paris
- Charly Poly@whereischarlyFounder · DeferW23B2B · Paris
- Anne-Charlotte ChauvetFounder · GluetrailW23B2B · Paris
- Baptiste CoquelleFounder · GluetrailW23B2B · Paris
- Jean-Edern Lorillon@jeanedern_Founder · PaletteHQS21B2B · Paris
- Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran@kesava_kirupaFounder · LuminaiS20B2B · San Francisco
- Julien Lemoine@jlemoine_algoFounder/CTO · AlgoliaW14B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolas Dessaigne@dessaigneFounder/Board Member · AlgoliaW14B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Louis LecatUpstreamFounderSummer 2023B2BParis, France7https://x.com/louislecatCharly PolyDeferFounderWinter 2023B2BParis, France2https://x.com/whereischarlyAnne-Charlotte ChauvetGluetrailFounderWinter 2023B2BParis, France2—Baptiste CoquelleGluetrailFounderWinter 2023B2BParis, France2—Jean-Edern LorillonPaletteHQFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France14https://x.com/jeanedern_Kesava Kirupa DinakaranLuminaiFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States31https://x.com/kesava_kirupaJulien LemoineAlgoliaFounder/CTOWinter 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States810https://x.com/jlemoine_algoNicolas DessaigneAlgoliaFounder/Board MemberWinter 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States810https://x.com/dessaigne
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Nicolas Dessaigne
Founder/Board Member·Algolia
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/Board Member
Team size810
BatchWinter 2014
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Nicolas is a general partner at YC. He is also the co-founder of Algolia (YC W14), a growth stage Search API used by millions of developers. He led the company as CEO up to 350 people before hiring a successor in 2020. Originally from France, he currently lives in El Cerrito, CA with his wife and 3 kids. He has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Nantes.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword 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-foundersJulien Lemoine@jlemoine_algo
