About
Sean Kandel is co-founder and Chief Technical Officer at Trifacta, where he leads development of tools for data transformation and discovery. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University, where his research focused on user interfaces for database systems and resulted in the creation of Data Wrangler.
Founder at Trifacta
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Trifacta's investors · 11
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksDcode CapitalWashingtonDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksEnergy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checksEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkMilliways VenturesSilicon ValleyNew York Life VenturesNew YorkNTT DOCOMO VenturesTokyoPROOFArlingtonTitanium VenturesSydney Nsw · $5M – $10M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2020
Experience
- AlteryxVP, Trifacta and Growth2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- TrifactaFounder and CTO (acquired by Alteryx)2012 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Citadel Investment GroupNatural Gas Basis QR2008 — 2009
Skills & more
Distributed Systems73Machine Learning80Python84Databases30Ruby20
- Trifacta Knight Certification — Trifacta
- Trifacta Wrangler Certification — Trifacta
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sean Kandel?
- Sean Kandel is co-founder and Chief Technical Officer at Trifacta, where he leads development of tools for data transformation and discovery. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University, where his research focused on user interfaces for database systems and resulted in the creation of Data Wrangler.
- Where does Sean Kandel work?
- Sean Kandel is Founder of Trifacta.
- What companies did Sean Kandel found?
- Sean Kandel founded Trifacta.
- Where did Sean Kandel go to school?
- Sean Kandel studied at Stanford University (PhD, Computer Science).
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