About
Olivier Pomel co-founded Datadog in New York in 2010 and took it public on the Nasdaq in September 2019 at $27 a share; it joined the S&P 500 in 2025 and is now worth roughly $84 billion, with revenue running at about $4.5 billion a year and growing 36%. He met co- founder Alexis Lê-Quôc as an undergraduate at École Centrale Paris and worked beside him for nine years at Wireless Generation, where the friction between developers and operations gave them the idea for a monitoring platform that would serve both. He was also an original contributor to the open-source VLC media player.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Datadog in New York in 2010 with Alexis Lê-Quôc after both left Wireless Generation, to fix the friction between developers and operations.
- Education
- Met Lê-Quôc as an undergraduate at École Centrale Paris; the two then worked together for nine years.
- Awards
- Forbes estimates his net worth at about $4 billion.
- More
- Was an original contributor to the open-source VLC media player. Datadog joined the S&P 500 in July 2025, which he called a significant milestone. Grew Wireless Generation's engineering team to roughly 100 people before News Corp acquired it in 2010.
From Olivier's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Co-founder & CEO at Datadog
Intro paths
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In turn, Olivier can intro founders to Datadog's investors below.
Datadog's investors · 29
Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksAmplify Partners CVMenlo Park · since 2015aVentureSan FranciscoBantam GroupWestwoodComcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksContour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)San Francisco · $250K – $5M checksEQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M checksField VenturesNew YorkGenacast VenturesMiami · $50K – $5M checksIcon VenturesPalo Alto · $6M – $12M checks · since 2018ICONIQSan FranciscoICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2015Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2015IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksKluz VenturesRockvilleLifeX VenturesSan FranciscoLSP (Life Sciences Partners)Amsterdam · $10.8M – $64.8M checksMastrySan FranciscoMeritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M checksNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksNotation CapitalNew York · $400K – $750K checksOpenView Venture PartnersBoston · $5M – $20M checks · since 2015RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checksRTP GlobalNew York · $1M – $15M checksSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo AltoUnusual VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $15M checksWind VentureParisWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks
Co-founders at Datadog
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Alexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO
Experience
- DatadogCo-founder, CEOcurrent2010 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Wireless GenerationVice President, Technology2002 — 2010
- SilicongoSr Software Engineer2001 — 2002
- NeomeoSoftware Engineer2000 — 2001
- IBM ResearchSoftware Engineer1999 — 2000
Education
- CentraleSupélec1996 — 1999
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Olivier PomelFrequently asked questions
- Where does Olivier Pomel work?
- Olivier Pomel is Co-founder & CEO at Datadog.
- What companies did Olivier Pomel found?
- Olivier Pomel founded Datadog.
Paths to reach Olivier
People who overlapped with Olivier at the same organization — a shared school or employer with one of them is a warm way in.
Together at DatadogOlivier: Co-founder & CEO
Alexis Le-Quoc2010–2026Co-founder & CTO of DatadogCentraleSupélecShardul Shah2012–2026Investor at Index VenturesUniversity of ChicagoMurat Bicer2012–2015General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business · Northeastern University · Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical UniversityKira Busman2018–2023Investor at Index VenturesBinghamton UniversitySunil Dhaliwal2011–2026General Partner at Amplify PartnersGeorgetown University · University of RochesterJulia Okuyama2022–2024Business Development Manager at TransLink CapitalChuo University
Together at Wireless GenerationOlivier: Vice President, Technology
Together at Amplify PartnersOlivier: Founder, Datadog
Natalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalCastilleja School · University of Southern CaliforniaRenee ShahPartner at Redpoint VenturesHarvard University · Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessArtur BergmanFounder, Fastly at Amplify PartnersBarry McCardelFounder, Hex at Amplify PartnersGrant MillerFounder, Replicated at Amplify PartnersHani GoodarziFounder, Tahoe Therapeutics at Amplify PartnersPrinceton University · University of Tehran
Founder mafias
CentraleSupélec mafia36
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Alexis Le-QuocBachelor + MasterFounded DatadogLorenz NeunerDiplôme d'IngénieurFounded TradeLink +1Adrien GuenardDiplôme d'ingénieurFounded VoltaBack +1SC MoattiMSFounded Products That CountBernard LiautaudDiplôme d'IngénieurFounded DashlaneArnaud Le RodallecMaster of EngineeringFounded Fifteen
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Amplify Partners mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jonathan WidawskiFounder, MazeFounded MazeJosh CurlFounder, HightouchFounded HightouchArjun NarayanVenture PartnerFounded MaterializeDavid BeyerPartnerFounded ChartioLenny PrussGeneral PartnerFounded dbt LabsLuke RigganAssociateFounded ImmunoVec
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Same school
Also attended CentraleSupélec102
Alexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogPierre GalletInvestor at DaphniSalim HassadPartner at Newfund CapitalBenjamin AuschitzkyScaleup Success Manager at Partech VenturesBruno CrémelGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesVictor HubersonPrincipal at Partech Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Wireless Generation2
Also worked at IBM Research660
Brian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalEricAdvisor at Clear Ventures
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