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Nicolas Dessaigne

Nicolas Dessaigne

founderYC
Specializes inDeveloper Tools

Nicolas is currently 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.

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Algolia
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Algolia is a versatile AI platform for enhancing search experiences across digital platforms.

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Julien Lemoine
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