Where does Nicolas Dessaigne work?

Nicolas Dessaigne is Founder/Board Member of Algolia and General Partner at Y Combinator.

What does Nicolas Dessaigne invest in?

Nicolas Dessaigne invests in Cloud Computing, Developer Tools, SaaS.

What companies did Nicolas Dessaigne found?

Nicolas Dessaigne founded Algolia.

What boards does Nicolas Dessaigne sit on?

Nicolas Dessaigne holds tracked board seats at Algolia.

What companies has Nicolas Dessaigne invested in?

Investments tracked here include Algolia.

Where did Nicolas Dessaigne go to school?

Nicolas Dessaigne studied at Nantes Université (Ph.D., Computer Sciences); ESIEA - École d'Ingénieur·e·s d'un numérique utile (M.S., Computer Sciences).

Does Nicolas Dessaigne lead rounds?

Yes — Nicolas Dessaigne has led 1 tracked investment.

Nicolas Dessaigne

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Y Combinator · Founder/Board Member at Algolia

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAlgolia · YC

About

Co-founder of Algolia, a search API used by millions of developers. Holds a PhD in Computer Science.

Invests in

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Beyond investing

Founded: Nicolas Dessaigne co-founded Algolia, a search API used by millions of developers, which went through Y Combinator's W14 batch.
Education: Studied at University of Nantes (PhD, Computer Science)

Mentioned above: the Y Combinator mafia →

From Nicolas's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Founder/Board Member at Algolia YC W14

Intro paths

Nicolas went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Nicolas can intro founders to Algolia's investors below.

Algolia's investors · 21

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2013 AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2021 Acequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checks Aglae VenturesParis · $108K – $5.4M checks AlvenParis · since 2019 Alven Capitalsince 2015 CapitalXLynnwood · $250K checks Collective LiquidityPlantation Dag VenturesPalo Alto · since 2019 Fidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2021 Founders Circle CapitalSan Francisco Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park · since 2021 Lead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checks · since 2015 Owl Rock CapitalNew York · $20M – $250M checks · since 2019 Point NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checks SaaStr FundPalo Alto · since 2019 Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2021 Salica InvestmentsLondon Storm VenturesPalo Alto · since 2015 World Innovation LabPalo Alto · since 2021 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Algolia

Julien LemoineFounder/CTO

Experience

Y CombinatorGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Y CombinatorVisiting Partner2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
AlgoliaCo-Founder & Board of Directors2020 — 2024San Francisco
AlgoliaCo-founder & CEO2012 — 2020San Francisco
ArtifaktIndependent Board Member2020 — 2023
ExaleadVP R&D2011 — 2012Paris
ExaleadDirector, Product Management2010 — 2011
Arisem - ThalesCTO2007 — 2010
Arisem - ThalesChief Research and Development Officer2006 — 2007
Arisem - ThalesR&D Software Developer2001 — 2006
National Institute of Informatics (Tokyo)Visiting Researcher1999 — 2000

Education

Nantes UniversitéPh.D., Computer Sciences2001 — 2005
ESIEA - École d'Ingénieur·e·s d'un numérique utileM.S., Computer Sciences1994 — 1999

Skills & more

Search28Strategic Thinking10Management1Entrepreneurship58Text Mining75Product Management74Big Data94Software Design52Information Retrieval26Enterprise Search15Mobile Applications30Natural Language Processing22

+12 more

Semantic WebLean StartupLuceneSolrSoftware DevelopmentSoftware EngineeringText AnalyticsSemantic TechnologiesArtificial IntelligenceInformation ExtractionStart-upsAlgolia

Languages English · French

From Nicolas's professional profile.

Deals · 1

AlgoliaLed round

via Y Combinator · filed Aug 2021

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Nicolas Dessaigne

The Right (And Wrong) Way To Spend Money At Your Startup

Office Hours

How To Use AI In Your Startup

Office Hours

How To Start A Dev Tools Company

Startup School

Colleagues at Y Combinator

Aaron Epstein

General Partner at Y Combinator

Andrew Miklas

General Partner at Y Combinator

Ankit Gupta

General Partner at Y Combinator

Brad Flora

Backing expeditions into the future

Chris Golda

General Partner at Y Combinator

David Lieb

General Partner at Y Combinator

Diana Hu

General Partner at Y Combinator

Garry Tan

President & CEO of Y Combinator

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nicolas Dessaigne?: Co-founder of Algolia, a search API used by millions of developers. Holds a PhD in Computer Science.
Where does Nicolas Dessaigne work?: Nicolas Dessaigne is Founder/Board Member of Algolia and General Partner at Y Combinator.
What does Nicolas Dessaigne invest in?: Nicolas Dessaigne invests in Cloud Computing, Developer Tools, SaaS.
What companies did Nicolas Dessaigne found?: Nicolas Dessaigne founded Algolia.
What boards does Nicolas Dessaigne sit on?: Nicolas Dessaigne holds tracked board seats at Algolia.
What companies has Nicolas Dessaigne invested in?: Investments tracked here include Algolia.
Where did Nicolas Dessaigne go to school?: Nicolas Dessaigne studied at Nantes Université (Ph.D., Computer Sciences); ESIEA - École d'Ingénieur·e·s d'un numérique utile (M.S., Computer Sciences).
Does Nicolas Dessaigne lead rounds?: Yes — Nicolas Dessaigne has led 1 tracked investment.