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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio83%Bio coverage: 83% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Andrey SantrosyanFounder/CTO · Redouble AIS24B2B · New York
- Martin BittnerFounder/CEO · Redouble AIS24B2B · New York
- Sohan Choudhury@hungrysohanFounder · FlintS23Education · New York
- Marcel PatekFounder · Harmonic DiscoveryS21Healthcare · New York
- Rayees RahmanFounder/CEO · Harmonic DiscoveryS21Healthcare · New York
- Guido CaldaraFounder · TablevibeS21B2B · Singapore
- Ankur Solanki@ankursolanki_Founder · JoinSubW21Fintech · Delhi
- Dhruv GoelFounder/CEO · JoinSubW21Fintech · Delhi
- David CottrellFounder · ZynqW20B2B · San Francisco
- Zerzar Bukhari@ZerzarBukhariFounder · ZynqW20B2B · San Francisco
- Eric Futoran@efutoranFounder/CEO · EmbraceS19B2B · Los Angeles
- Fredric NewbergFounder · EmbraceS19B2B · Los Angeles
- Jeff BerensFounder · CuldesacS18Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Ryan JohnsonFounder · CuldesacS18Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Sahar SaidiFounder/CEO · LUS BrandsW18Consumer · Toronto
- Julien Lemoine@jlemoine_algoFounder/CTO · AlgoliaW14B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolas Dessaigne@dessaigneFounder/Board Member · AlgoliaW14B2B · San Francisco
- Kenshi Arasaki@arasakikFounder/CEO · A Thinking ApeW08B2B · Vancouver
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrey SantrosyanRedouble AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States3—Martin BittnerRedouble AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States3—Sohan ChoudhuryFlintFounderSummer 2023EducationNew York, United States18https://x.com/hungrysohanMarcel PatekHarmonic DiscoveryFounderSummer 2021HealthcareNew York, United States8—Rayees RahmanHarmonic DiscoveryFounder/CEOSummer 2021HealthcareNew York, United States8—Guido CaldaraTablevibeFounderSummer 2021B2BSingapore, Singapore10—Ankur SolankiJoinSubFounderWinter 2021FintechDelhi, India8https://x.com/ankursolanki_Dhruv GoelJoinSubFounder/CEOWinter 2021FintechDelhi, India8—David CottrellZynqFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Zerzar BukhariZynqFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/ZerzarBukhariEric FutoranEmbraceFounder/CEOSummer 2019B2BLos Angeles, United States62https://x.com/efutoranFredric NewbergEmbraceFounderSummer 2019B2BLos Angeles, United States62—Jeff BerensCuldesacFounderSummer 2018Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States100—Ryan JohnsonCuldesacFounderSummer 2018Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States100—Sahar SaidiLUS BrandsFounder/CEOWinter 2018ConsumerToronto, Canada20—Julien LemoineAlgoliaFounder/CTOWinter 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States810https://x.com/jlemoine_algoNicolas DessaigneAlgoliaFounder/Board MemberWinter 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States810https://x.com/dessaigneKenshi ArasakiA Thinking ApeFounder/CEOWinter 2008B2BVancouver, Canada75https://x.com/arasakik
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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
