About
Philippe Noël studied computer science at Harvard, graduating in 2020, and previously worked at Microsoft and Whist before founding ParadeDB.
Founder at ParadeDBYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Philippe went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran ParadeDB's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Philippe can intro founders to ParadeDB's investors below.
ParadeDB's investors · 3
Co-founders at ParadeDB
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Ming YingFounder
Experience
- ParadeDBCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- WhistCo-Founder, CEO2019 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- MicrosoftProgram Manager Intern2019Greater Seattle Area
- Premier TechData Science Intern2018Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Skills & more
Leadership22Public Speaking16Start-ups3Management13Software Engineering4Project Management7Computer Science6Entrepreneurship3
Languages English · French · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Philippe Noël?
- Philippe Noël studied computer science at Harvard, graduating in 2020, and previously worked at Microsoft and Whist before founding ParadeDB.
- Where does Philippe Noël work?
- Philippe Noël is Founder of ParadeDB.
- What companies did Philippe Noël found?
- Philippe Noël founded ParadeDB.
- Where did Philippe Noël go to school?
- Philippe Noël studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Cum Laude in Computer Science & Neuroscience); Y Combinator (S23); Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup (IB Diploma & CEGEP Diploma, Natural Sciences).
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