About
Andrew McEwen is founder of Secoda, an AI-powered data management platform that provides data cataloging, lineage tracking, governance, monitoring, and observability capabilities for enterprises.
Founder at SecodaYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Andrew went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Secoda's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Andrew can intro founders to Secoda's investors below.
Secoda's investors Β· 6
Abstract VenturesSan Francisco Β· $250K β $750K checks Β· since 2023Craft VenturesSan Francisco Β· $50K β $50M checks Β· since 2023Garage CapitalWaterloo Β· since 2023Global Founders CapitalBerlin Β· $637K β $32M checksGolden VenturesToronto Β· $500K β $2.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2021
Co-founders at Secoda
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Etai MizrahiFounder
Experience
- AtlassianEngineering Managercurrent2025 β present
- SecodaCTO & Co-Founder2021 β 2025
- AcadiumProduct Manager2020 β 2021
- AcadiumSoftware Engineer2019 β 2020
- Correly (Aquired by Acadium)Co-Founder2018 β 2019
- NEXT CanadaNext 36 Entrepreneur2018 β 2019
- RedfinSoftware Engineer Intern2018
- SMART TechnologiesSoftware Engineer Intern2017
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andrew McEwen?
- Andrew McEwen is founder of Secoda, an AI-powered data management platform that provides data cataloging, lineage tracking, governance, monitoring, and observability capabilities for enterprises.
- Where does Andrew McEwen work?
- Andrew McEwen is Founder of Secoda.
- What companies did Andrew McEwen found?
- Andrew McEwen founded Secoda.
- Where did Andrew McEwen go to school?
- Andrew McEwen studied at Y Combinator (S21); University of Waterloo (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science); Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University (Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration).
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Shared employers
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