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Simon Willnauer
InvestorUnicorn founderFounder at Elastic
Berlin, Germany
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
FoundedElastic$8.9B
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About
Simon Willnauer is a founder at Elastic and a member of The Apache Software Foundation, where he serves as a core committer on Apache Lucene. He also founded the Berlin Buzzwords conference. His technical background includes Java, distributed systems, backend development, and test-driven development.
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Founder at Elastic
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BucketPitchUrbyo
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Simon Willnauer?
- Simon Willnauer is a founder at Elastic and a member of The Apache Software Foundation, where he serves as a core committer on Apache Lucene. He also founded the Berlin Buzzwords conference. His technical background includes Java, distributed systems, backend development, and test-driven development.
- Where does Simon Willnauer work?
- Simon Willnauer is Founder of Elastic.
- What check size does Simon Willnauer write?
- Simon Willnauer typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies did Simon Willnauer found?
- Simon Willnauer founded Elastic.
- What companies has Simon Willnauer invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Bucket, Pitch, Urbyo.
Founder mafias
Google mafia1,712
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Berlin University of Applied Sciences Berlin (BHT) mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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