Jean Lafleur
InvestorUnicorn founderCo-Founder & COO at Airbyte
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedAirbyte$1.5B · YC
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About
Jean Lafleur is co-founder of Airbyte, an open-source data integration platform. He has founded multiple startups over his career and spent over a decade building product teams, while also contributing technical writing to publications including SDTimes, The New Stack, and Linux.com.
Co-Founder & COO at AirbyteYC W20
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YC
Jean went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Airbyte's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Airbyte's investors · 13
8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2021AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2021Altimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2021BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2021Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021Flex Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2021Kima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checks · since 2021Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021Standard CapitalSan Francisco · since 2021SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2021Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2021Twenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checks · since 2021Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at Airbyte
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Michel TricotCo-Founder & CEO
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Jean (John) LafleurCo-Founder and COO
Co-Founder and COO at AirbyteYC W20
Intro paths
YC
Jean 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 Airbyte's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Jean can intro founders to Airbyte's investors below.
Airbyte's investors · 13
8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2021AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2021Altimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2021BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2021Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021Flex Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2021Kima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checks · since 2021Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021Standard CapitalSan Francisco · since 2021SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2021Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2021Twenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checks · since 2021Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at Airbyte
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Michel TricotCo-Founder & CEO
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Jean LafleurCo-Founder & COO
Experience
- AirbyteCo-founder & COOcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Extreme FoundershipAuthorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CodinGameBoard Member2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- CodinGameCEO2017 — 2018San Francisco, California
- CodinGameCOO2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- AnaxiCo-founder & COO2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- StreamNation (acquired by Smugmug)Co-founder, Head of Product2010 — 2016San Francisco
- Ecole PolytechniqueTechnology Transfer Officer2009 — 2010
- As-App (acquired by Lumiplan)Co-Founder2008 — 2009
- Orange UKConsultant in Open Innovation2009London Area, United Kingdom
- Roland BergerJunior consultant2008Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Marine NationaleOfficer in the French Navy Seals2005 — 2006
Skills & more
Open Innovation7Innovation Management15Project Management12Business Development15Product Management30Entrepreneurship20Business Strategy33Management Consulting5Business Modeling6Start-ups21Market Analysis4Business Planning8
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Knowledge ManagementMarketing StrategyStrategic ConsultingConsultingMobile DevicesMarket ResearchMobile ApplicationsUser ExperienceStrategyTeam ManagementManagementLeadershipLanguages English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jean Lafleur?
- Jean Lafleur is co-founder of Airbyte, an open-source data integration platform. He has founded multiple startups over his career and spent over a decade building product teams, while also contributing technical writing to publications including SDTimes, The New Stack, and Linux.com.
- Where does Jean Lafleur work?
- Jean Lafleur is Co-Founder & COO of Airbyte and Co-founder & COO at Airbyte.
- What companies did Jean Lafleur found?
- Jean Lafleur founded Airbyte.
- Where did Jean Lafleur go to school?
- Jean Lafleur studied at École Polytechnique (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Technological Innovation); University of Cambridge (MPhil, Technology Policy).
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