Simon Willnauer
Unicorn founderCo-founder and former Elasticsearch engineer 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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Co-founder and former Elasticsearch engineer at Elastic
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Elastic's investors · 6
Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksBenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2017Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2013New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksSV AngelSan Francisco · since 2013
Co-founders at Elastic
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Steven SchuurmanCo-founder, former Chief Executive Officer and current director
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Uri BonessCo-founder and former engineering/product leader
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Shay BanonFounder and CTO
Experience
- The Apache Software FoundationMembercurrent2011 — present
- The Apache Software FoundationLucene Core Commiter and PMC Membercurrent2006 — present
- The Apache Software FoundationVice President Apache Lucene2011 — 2012
- BerlinBuzzwordsConference Co-Foundercurrent2010 — present
- ElasticFounder & Tech lead Elasticsearch2012 — 2024Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Simon WillnauerFreelancer2009 — 2016
- Servo Software Inc.System Architect2009
- Recurity Labs GmbHSoftware Engineer2007 — 2009
- db4objectsConsulting db4objects2007
- Google Inc.Software Engineering Intern2007
- Sabre Labs (www.sabre-labs.com)Software Developer2007
- Init AGSoftware Developer2005 — 2006
Skills & more
Lucene60Java61Distributed Systems41Open Source37ElasticSearch27Software Engineering26Apache22Linux25Python21Solr21Information Retrieval15Scalability13
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TomcatHadoopMySQLJUnitOOPTest Driven DevelopmentConcurrent ProgrammingBig DataPerformance TuningConcurrencySoftware DevelopmentAntLanguages English · German
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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 Co-founder and former Elasticsearch engineer 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.
- Where did Simon Willnauer go to school?
- Simon Willnauer studied at Berlin University of Applied Sciences Berlin (BHT) (Diploma, Computer Science).
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Apache Software Foundation41
RaghuInvestor at Eudemian VenturesRaymond FengTechnical Partner at FactionRaymie StataTechnical Advisor at Z5 CapitalSeetharam VenkateshInvestor at 8VCTimothy ChenManaging Partner at Essence Venture CapitalAnirudh RamanathanFounder at Signadot
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Also worked at Elastic34
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesJustin HoffmanPortfolio Partner: GTM/Sales at OSS CapitalMandy AndressSecurity Advisor at Modern TechnicalChetan PuttaguntaGeneral Partner at BenchmarkKemba WaldenInvestor at Paladin Capital Group
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Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
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