About
Jean-Edern Lorillon has spent six years in the SaaS industry, including a role at Algolia where he contributed to customer growth from 200 to 8,500 accounts.
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- j•••@palettehq.comreveal75% confident
Founder at PaletteHQYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Jean-Edern went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Jean-Edern can intro founders to PaletteHQ's investors below.
Experience
- AgentRexFoundercurrent2025 — present
- Palettehq.comFounder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- The Galion ProjectMember - Think Tank of Tech entrepreneurscurrent2022 — present
- Y CombinatorYC S21 Founder2021
- Entrepreneur FirstEntrepreneur In Residence2020Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- AlgoliaAccount Executive & Product Specialist2015 — 2019
- Deloitte FranceTransaction Services, Consultant2011 — 2015Paris
- RothschildM&A Associate2010
- White & CaseTrainee Lawyer2009
- AXARight hand of Axa CFO for MedLA - Mediterranean and Latin America area2008
- Yacht club Saint-Lunaire, FranceFederal Sailing Instructor2004 — 2006Saint-Lunaire
Skills & more
Design ThinkingStrategy9Management5Creativity Skills7Problem Solving4Algolia27Ruby on Rails20HTML16JavaScript16User Experience (UX)User InterviewsProduct Discovery
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Product DesignWeb Application DesignEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentVenture CapitalBack-end ProgrammingGrowth HackingDigital StrategyStart-upsWeb DevelopmentPrivate EquityInternet StrategyLanguages Anglais · Espagnol · Français · Portugais
- Moniteur Fédéral de Voile (A2C1,B1,D1) — Fédération Française de Voile
- User Experience Design — Nielsen Norman Group
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jean-Edern Lorillon?
- Jean-Edern Lorillon has spent six years in the SaaS industry, including a role at Algolia where he contributed to customer growth from 200 to 8,500 accounts.
- Where does Jean-Edern Lorillon work?
- Jean-Edern Lorillon is Founder of PaletteHQ.
- What companies did Jean-Edern Lorillon found?
- Jean-Edern Lorillon founded PaletteHQ.
- Where did Jean-Edern Lorillon go to school?
- Jean-Edern Lorillon studied at HEC Paris; Y Combinator (Summer 21 Batch, Entrepreneurship); Le Wagon (Data Science & AI).
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