About
Nicolas Grislain holds degrees in mathematics and computer science from École Normale Supérieure de Lyon and previously worked in economics and financial modeling at the French Treasury and Société Générale. He co-founded AlephD in 2012, where he led R&D until its 2016 acquisition by Yahoo, and co-founded Sarus Technologies in 2020.
Founder at SarusYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Nicolas went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Nicolas can intro founders to Sarus's investors below.
Sarus's investors · 3
Co-founders at Sarus
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Maxime AgostiniFounder
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Vincent LepageFounder
Experience
- DatadogStaff Applied Scientistcurrent2025 — present
- Sarus TechnologiesCofounder and CSO2020 — 2025Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Verizon MediaSenior Director Data Scientist2018 — 2020Paris Area, France
- OathGeneral Manager AlephD2016 — 2018Paris Area, France
- AlephDFounder and CSO2012 — 2016Paris Area, France
- CinequantFounder2012 — 2013Paris Area, France
- Société GénéraleQuantitative Risk Management2010 — 2012Paris Area, France
- Direction générale du Trésor (French Treasury)Economic and Financial advisor2006 — 2010Paris Area, France
- University of California, BerkeleyTrainee2002
Skills & more
Macroeconomics13Economic Policy3Economics11Microeconomics4Econometrics10Entrepreneurship9Statistics8Big Data21Risk Management2RTB1Mathematics1Quantitative Analytics2
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Economic ResearchStatistical ModelingStart-upsMachine LearningDeep LearningArtificial IntelligenceBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentFrenchStrategyManagementHadoopLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nicolas Grislain?
- Nicolas Grislain holds degrees in mathematics and computer science from École Normale Supérieure de Lyon and previously worked in economics and financial modeling at the French Treasury and Société Générale. He co-founded AlephD in 2012, where he led R&D until its 2016 acquisition by Yahoo, and co-founded Sarus Technologies in 2020.
- Where does Nicolas Grislain work?
- Nicolas Grislain is Founder of Sarus.
- What companies did Nicolas Grislain found?
- Nicolas Grislain founded Sarus.
- Where did Nicolas Grislain go to school?
- Nicolas Grislain studied at École normale supérieure de Lyon (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mathematics and Computer Science); ENSAE Paris (Master of Engineering (MEng), Quantitative Finance); Pierre and Marie Curie University (Master of Science (MSc), Optimization).
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