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Olivier Pomel

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Founder at Datadog · Former Founder, Datadog at Amplify Partners

New York, NY

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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.

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Datadog's investors · 33

8-Bit CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksAmplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksaVentureSan FranciscoBantam GroupWestwoodBoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checksComcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksContour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksEarl Grey CapitalAustinEQT Life SciencesAmsterdam · $11M – $66M checksEQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M checksField VenturesNew YorkGenacast VenturesMiami · $50K – $5M checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M 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 VenturesWashingtonLifeX VenturesSan FranciscoMastrySan 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 checksRu-Net EnterprisesSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo AltoUnusual VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $15M checksWind VentureParis · $100K – $5M checksWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks

Co-founders at Datadog

ALAlexis Le-Quoc
Alexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO
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Alexis Lê-QuôcFounder
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Max AndakerFounder
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Till PieperFounder

Experience

  1. DatadogCo-founder, CEOcurrent2010 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Wireless GenerationVice President, Technology2002 — 2010
  3. SilicongoSr Software Engineer2001 — 2002
  4. NeomeoSoftware Engineer2000 — 2001
  5. IBM ResearchSoftware Engineer1999 — 2000

Investments

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Podcasts & interviews

featuring Olivier Pomel

Olivier Pomel, Datadog Co-Founder and CEO

Internet History Podcast · internethistorypodcast.com

Every Lesson From Scaling to $40B

The Logan Bartlett Show · open.spotify.com

Frequently asked questions

Who is Olivier Pomel?
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.
Where does Olivier Pomel work?
Olivier Pomel is Founder of Datadog.
What companies did Olivier Pomel found?
Olivier Pomel founded Datadog.
What companies has Olivier Pomel invested in?
Investments tracked here include Arpio, Castle, CopyCat AI, Evidently AI, Fig, Hightouch, Jestor, Kitemaker, Meticulous, Remy, The Forecasting Company, Touchmark, and 4 more.
Where did Olivier Pomel go to school?
Olivier Pomel studied at CentraleSupélec.
What awards has Olivier Pomel received?
Forbes estimates his net worth at about $4 billion.
What podcasts and interviews feature Olivier Pomel?
Tracked appearances include "Olivier Pomel, Datadog Co-Founder and CEO", "Every Lesson From Scaling to $40B".

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