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Julia AndreunlockedPaul: together at Parallel (2026)
Paul: together at McKinsey & Company
×3Paul: together at HEC Paris
×7Paul: together at Y Combinator
About
Paul Lafforgue holds degrees from École Polytechnique and HEC, and has worked at Meta and McKinsey, where he developed expertise in AI and its applications across complex industries.
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- p•••@beparallel.comreveal75% confident
Founder at ParallelYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Paul went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — 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 Parallel's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Paul can intro founders to Parallel's investors below.
Experience
- ParallelFoundercurrent2024 — present
- MetaData Scientist2021 — 2023Londres, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
- HexaProduct Manager2020 — 2021Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- MetaData Scientist2020London, England, United Kingdom
- McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2019Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Armée de TerreLieutenant2017 — 2018
Skills & more
PythonJavaScriptScience des donnéesStatistiquesAnglaisMicrosoft OfficeStratégie
Languages Allemand · Anglais · Français
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Lafforgue?
- Paul Lafforgue holds degrees from École Polytechnique and HEC, and has worked at Meta and McKinsey, where he developed expertise in AI and its applications across complex industries.
- Where does Paul Lafforgue work?
- Paul Lafforgue is Founder of Parallel.
- What companies did Paul Lafforgue found?
- Paul Lafforgue founded Parallel.
- Where did Paul Lafforgue go to school?
- Paul Lafforgue studied at École Polytechnique (Cursus ingénieur polytechnicien, Computer Science); Y Combinator; HEC Paris (MSc Data Science for Business, Data Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
McKinsey & Company mafia736
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co. +1Mike SpeiserAssociateFounded Pure StorageFabrice GrindaConsultantFounded FJ labsTony XuBusiness AnalystFounded DoorDashAlexandre ProtAssociateFounded Smartven +1Jagmeet LambaSenior Strategy ConsultantFounded Certa +3
+ 729 more
École Polytechnique mafia136
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Arthur MenschMaster of ScienceFounded Mistral AIGuillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral AIThomas WolfFounded Hugging FaceRodolphe ArdantPhysicsFounded SpendeskMatt RouifB.SFounded Photoroom +3Anne OsdoitMaster of Science (MS)Founded Moon Surgical +2
+ 129 more
Lycée Sainte-Geneviève mafia36
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Matt RouifClasse PréparatoireFounded Photoroom +3Benoit MenardoMathematicsFounded Rocket Internet +1Maxime AllouchClasse Préparatoire ECSFounded Verahealth +1Lionel MoraClasse préparatoire (Bsc. equivalent in France)Founded Neoplants +1Arnaud TranClasses préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE)Founded VoltaBack +1Adrien GuenardClasse préparatoire aux grandes écolesFounded VoltaBack +1
+ 29 more
Hexa mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended École Polytechnique280
Arthur MenschCo-founder & CEO of Mistral AIGuillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIThomas WolfCo-founder & Chief Science Officer of Hugging FaceRodolphe ArdantFounder & President of SpendeskCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesMichal NatoraSenior Investment Director - Industrial IT & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
+ 274 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended HEC Paris711
Mathilde CollinCo-founder & Executive Chair of FrontAlexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of QontoLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalCeline XiaoInvestor at DN Capital
+ 705 more
Also attended Lycée Sainte-Geneviève78
Salim HassadPartner at Newfund CapitalBenjamin AuschitzkyScaleup Success Manager at Partech VenturesAlexis LancienSenior Associate at Partech VenturesArnaud MinvielleGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesLouis MillonInvestment Principal at Systemiq CapitalStéphane VillecrozeManaging Partner at Demeter
+ 72 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Parallel3
Also worked at Meta463
Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of DropboxGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructure
+ 457 more
Also worked at Hexa12
Guilhem BellionCo-founder of SpendeskRodolphe ArdantFounder & President of SpendeskPierre EntremontCo-Founder and Partner at FrstQuentin NickmansInvestor at eFoundersRaphael VulliermeAngelPauline TordeurFounder/CEO at Hivy
+ 6 more
Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsJeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of Pleo
+ 1,994 more