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Alex: together at Lycée Sainte Geneviève
About
Alex Louisy is the co-founder and CEO of Upflow, a company that develops payment infrastructure and agentic solutions for B2B payments. Upflow participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch. Louisy also hosts the podcast The Growth Minded CFO.
Founder at UpflowYC W20
Intro paths
YC
Alex went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Upflow's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Upflow's investors below.
Upflow's investors · 3
Co-founders at Upflow
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Barnaby MaletFounder
Experience
- UpflowCo-founder, CEOcurrent2018 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- The Growth-Minded CFO PodcastPodcast Hostcurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- WifirstHead of International Operations & Business Development2014 — 2017Paris Area, France
- Crédit Agricole CIBTMT Structured Finance2011 — 2014Paris Area, France
Skills & more
Management3Team Management2Financial Modeling18Corporate Finance17Telecommunications12Financial Analysis10Structured Finance7Investment Banking3Leveraged Finance2Valuation2Business Development4LBO1
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Legal IssuesFinancial StructuringDebt RestructuringProject ManagementM2MStart UpsEntrepreneurshipLanguages English · French · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Louisy?
- Alex Louisy is the co-founder and CEO of Upflow, a company that develops payment infrastructure and agentic solutions for B2B payments. Upflow participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch. Louisy also hosts the podcast The Growth Minded CFO.
- Where does Alex Louisy work?
- Alex Louisy is Founder of Upflow.
- What companies did Alex Louisy found?
- Alex Louisy founded Upflow.
- Where did Alex Louisy go to school?
- Alex Louisy studied at Y Combinator; CentraleSupélec (Master of Engineering - MEng, General Engineering); University of Melbourne (Master of Finance (Honours), Finance).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
University of Melbourne mafia97
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Cameron AdamsLLB/BScFounded CanvaNikhil PooviahBachelor of MedicineFounded Osara Health +1Haakon BrunellBachelor of Science - BSFounded Katapult Accelerator +1Andre McGregorFounded Forcemetrics +1Jack ZhangB.EngFounded Capital49 +1Grace BrownBachelor's degreeFounded Andromeda Robotics +1
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CentraleSupélec mafia94
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Olivier PomelFounded DatadogAlexis Le-QuocBachelor + MasterFounded DatadogJean-Baptiste KempfITFounded Kyber +2Lorenz NeunerDiplôme d'IngénieurFounded TradeLink +1Adrien GuenardDiplôme d'ingénieurFounded VoltaBack +1
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Lycée Sainte-Geneviève mafia36
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Matt RouifClasse PréparatoireFounded Photoroom +3Benoit MenardoMathematicsFounded Rocket Internet +1Maxime AllouchClasse Préparatoire ECSFounded Verahealth +1Lionel MoraClasse préparatoire (Bsc. equivalent in France)Founded Neoplants +1Arnaud TranClasses préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE)Founded VoltaBack +1Adrien GuenardClasse préparatoire aux grandes écolesFounded VoltaBack +1
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Lycée Louis-le-Grand mafia22
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ben SaundersA levelFounded One Biosciences +2Julien CristianiFounded CRYOPDPAnne-Charlotte ChauvetClasse préparatoire scientifiqueFounded GluetrailSarah NajmarkMathematicsFounded Osium AIGeoffrey NegiarHigher School Preparatory ClassesFounded The Forecasting CompanySkandere SahliMathématiquesFounded Sandra AI
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
+ 1,994 more
Also attended CentraleSupélec220
Olivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogPierre GalletInvestor at DaphniSalim HassadPartner at Newfund CapitalBenjamin AuschitzkyScaleup Success Manager at Partech VenturesBruno CrémelGeneral Partner at Partech Ventures
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Also attended Lycée Sainte Geneviève78
Salim HassadPartner at Newfund CapitalBenjamin AuschitzkyScaleup Success Manager at Partech VenturesAlexis LancienSenior Associate at Partech VenturesArnaud MinvielleGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesLouis MillonInvestment Principal at Systemiq CapitalStéphane VillecrozeManaging Partner at Demeter
+ 72 more
Also attended Lycée Louis Le Grand51
Pierre GalletInvestor at DaphniJérôme TafaniInvestor at DaphniNicolas El BazeSenior Advisor at Partech VenturesMatthieu MarchandPrincipal at Partech VenturesGuillaume NordlingerPrincipal, Portfolio & Transactions at Partech VenturesAlexandre GlaserInvestment Director at Educapital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Upflow5
Also worked at Crédit Agricole CIB99
Hemal PatelManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersJose María FernándezPartner at Asabys PartnersLitzie MaarekFounding Partner at EducapitalNikolaos KoukiasasPortfolio Manager at ArtesianDaniel TanFund Director, Principal at Aera VCFatima-Zahra BennaniPrincipal at Sawari Ventures
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