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Known for these resultsRole35%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 35% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% of these rows have at least one match.School47%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 47% of these rows have at least one match.
- Hudson Griffith@hudson_griFounder/CEO · PrizedS26B2B · San Francisco
- Marinos Eliades@marinoeliadesFounder/CTO · PrizedS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nick Gomez@nickgomezFounder · InkeepW23B2B · San Francisco
- Robert Tran@robert_inkeepFounder · InkeepW23B2B · San Francisco
- Fil Twarowski@FilipTwarowskiFounder · riftW23B2B · San Francisco
- Misato TakahashiFounder · TailorS22B2B · Tokyo
- Yo Shibata@yoyoshibataFounder · TailorS22B2B · Tokyo
- Lin Sun FaFounder/CEO · EmobiW22B2B · San Francisco
- Govinda Upadhyay@goviupadhyayFounder · SmartHelioW22B2B · Lausanne
- Neeraj Dasila@dasila_neerajFounder · SmartHelioW22B2B · Lausanne
- Vijay KumarFounder · KrabW21Fintech · Hyderabad
- Yogesh BathinaFounder · KrabW21Fintech · Hyderabad
- Sid Garimella@sidgarimellaFounder · RulebricksW21B2B · San Francisco
- Rohit Taneja@sunnyboyrohitFounder · DecentroS20B2B · Bengaluru
- Lambert Chu@LambertChu_Founder/CTO · Point APIW18B2B · New York
- Julien Lemoine@jlemoine_algoFounder/CTO · AlgoliaW14B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolas Dessaigne@dessaigneFounder/Board Member · AlgoliaW14B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Hudson GriffithPrizedFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hudson_griMarinos EliadesPrizedFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/marinoeliadesNick GomezInkeepFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States18https://x.com/nickgomezRobert TranInkeepFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States18https://x.com/robert_inkeepFil TwarowskiriftFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/FilipTwarowskiMisato TakahashiTailorFounderSummer 2022B2BTokyo, Japan40—Yo ShibataTailorFounderSummer 2022B2BTokyo, Japan40https://x.com/yoyoshibataLin Sun FaEmobiFounder/CEOWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Govinda UpadhyaySmartHelioFounderWinter 2022B2BLausanne, Switzerland25https://x.com/goviupadhyayNeeraj DasilaSmartHelioFounderWinter 2022B2BLausanne, Switzerland25https://x.com/dasila_neerajVijay KumarKrabFounderWinter 2021FintechHyderabad, India9—Yogesh BathinaKrabFounderWinter 2021FintechHyderabad, India9—Sid GarimellaRulebricksFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sidgarimellaRohit TanejaDecentroFounderSummer 2020B2BBengaluru, India60https://x.com/sunnyboyrohitLambert ChuPoint APIFounder/CTOWinter 2018B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/LambertChu_Julien 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
