About
Alain Meier co-founded Cognito, which was acquired by Plaid in 2022.
Founder/CEO at CognitoYC S14
Intro paths
YC
Alain went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Alain can intro founders to Cognito's investors below.
Cognito's investors · 3
Co-founders at Cognito
JB
John BackusFounder/CTO
CM
Christopher MortonFounder/President and COO
Experience
Skills & more
E-Learning9Web Development19User Experience17Web Design12Start-ups11User Interface Design8Web Applications11Bitcoin9Heroku1System Administration1Educational Technology4HTML19
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CSSC++PhotoshopJavaRubyRuby on RailsJavaScriptSASSNode.jsLanguages English · French · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alain Meier?
- Alain Meier co-founded Cognito, which was acquired by Plaid in 2022.
- Where does Alain Meier work?
- Alain Meier is Founder/CEO of Cognito.
- What companies did Alain Meier found?
- Alain Meier founded Cognito.
- Where did Alain Meier go to school?
- Alain Meier studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science); Zurich International School (High school diploma).
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