About
Eric Fourrier is the co-founder and CEO of GitGuardian, a security platform focused on Non-Human Identity (NHI) security that combines secrets detection with NHI governance. The platform supports over 450 types of secrets, provides public monitoring for leaked data, and deploys honeytokens, and it is used by organizations including Snowflake, ING, BASF, and Bouygues Telecom.
Founder at GitGuardian
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GitGuardian's investors · 8
Balderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M checksEurazeoParis · since 2026Fly VenturesBerlin · $1.1M – $4.3M checks · since 2026Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2026Kima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checksQuadrille CapitalParis · since 2026Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2026Snowflake VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $20M checks
Co-founders at GitGuardian
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Eric
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Jérémy
Experience
- GitGuardianCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- GitGuardianCo-Founder & CTO2017 — 2022Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- QuantiopsCo-Founder2016 — 2017Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- CybelAngelResearch Machine Learning Intern2016Paris
- Lending ClubData Scientist Intern2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Lending ClubCredit Risk Modelling Intern2014San Francisco Bay Area
- L'AtelierBlue collar internship2013Beijing, China
- Capgemini ConsultingJunior Consultant2012 — 2013Paris
Skills & more
Python19R8SQL2Git2VagrantWeb Scraping4Machine Learning12Applied Mathematics1Statistics7Data Mining4Entrepreneurship2Data Analysis5
Languages English · French · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Fourrier?
- Eric Fourrier is the co-founder and CEO of GitGuardian, a security platform focused on Non-Human Identity (NHI) security that combines secrets detection with NHI governance. The platform supports over 450 types of secrets, provides public monitoring for leaked data, and deploys honeytokens, and it is used by organizations including Snowflake, ING, BASF, and Bouygues Telecom.
- Where does Eric Fourrier work?
- Eric Fourrier is Founder of GitGuardian.
- What companies did Eric Fourrier found?
- Eric Fourrier founded GitGuardian.
- Where did Eric Fourrier go to school?
- Eric Fourrier studied at Ecole normale supérieure (Master's degree, Machine Learning); CentraleSupélec (Master's degree, Applied Mathematics); Lycée Henri IV.
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Capgemini Consulting34
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