Nicolas Hourcard
FounderCo-founder & CEO at QuestDB
London, England, United Kingdom
FoundedQuestDB · YC
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About
Co-founder and CEO of QuestDB, an open-source time-series database for high-performance analytics and real-time data processing.
Co-founder & CEO at QuestDBYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Nicolas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran QuestDB's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Nicolas can intro founders to QuestDB's investors below.
QuestDB's investors · 5
Co-founders at QuestDB
TC
Tancrede CollardFounder
VI
Vlad IlyushchenkoCo-founder & CTO
Experience
- QuestDBCo-founder/CEOcurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- W2 VenturesFoundercurrent2018 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- BlockchainCorporate Strategy2018 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
- Rothschild & CoM&A Associate2016 — 2018London
- NasdaqTech / Blockchain Advisory Senior Analyst2014 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
- AonPrivate Wealth Management Analyst2013 — 2014London
- BNP ParibasM&A Summer Analyst2012London Area, United Kingdom
- BNY MellonGlobal Capital Markets Summer Analyst2011London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Time Series Analysis3Capital Markets21QuestDB database3Posthog
Languages English · French · Italian
- CFA Charterholder — CFA Institute
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nicolas Hourcard?
- Co-founder and CEO of QuestDB, an open-source time-series database for high-performance analytics and real-time data processing.
- Where does Nicolas Hourcard work?
- Nicolas Hourcard is Co-founder & CEO of QuestDB.
- What companies did Nicolas Hourcard found?
- Nicolas Hourcard founded QuestDB.
- Where did Nicolas Hourcard go to school?
- Nicolas Hourcard studied at The University of Edinburgh (Msc Finance & Investment); Y Combinator; CFA Institute (Chartered Financial Analyst).
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Y Combinator mafia10,230
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The University of Edinburgh mafia118
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King's College London mafia115
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CFA Institute mafia28
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Shared employers
Also worked at QuestDB2
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