About
Raphaël Dabadie is the co-founder and CEO of Foaster. Prior to founding Foaster, he and his co-founder Alexandre operated an AI consultancy and co-authored benchmark publications in the LLM space.
Founder at FoasterYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Raphaël went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — 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 Foaster's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Raphaël can intro founders to Foaster's investors below.
Foaster's investors · 1
Co-founders at Foaster
AC
Alexandre CombesFounder
Experience
- Foaster.ai (YC P26)Co-founder & CEOcurrent2026 — present
- RépondiaCo-foundercurrent2025 — present
- Rafa Nadal Academy by MovistarRafa Nadal Academy agentcurrent2021 — present
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Raphaël Dabadie?
- Raphaël Dabadie is the co-founder and CEO of Foaster. Prior to founding Foaster, he and his co-founder Alexandre operated an AI consultancy and co-authored benchmark publications in the LLM space.
- Where does Raphaël Dabadie work?
- Raphaël Dabadie is Founder of Foaster.
- What companies did Raphaël Dabadie found?
- Raphaël Dabadie founded Foaster.
- Where did Raphaël Dabadie go to school?
- Raphaël Dabadie studied at ENSAE Paris; Lycée Masséna (Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles MPSI/ MP).
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