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Thomas Perez

Founder

Founder at COACH

Paris, Île-de-France, France

FoundedCOACH · YC

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619 people in our graph share verified history with Thomas — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Alexandra DubarunlockedThomas: together at Audencia (2019)

Thomas: together at Mirakl

×8Thomas: together at Y Combinator

Thomas: together at Le Wagon

About

Co-founder and COO of COACH, an AI coaching tool for in-person field sales reps, where he leads customer success and a forward-deployed delivery model. He studied Business at Audencia and the University of Sydney, completed coding training at Le Wagon, previously co-founded Alsace Test, and played football in the Atlético Madrid and Torcy academies and at NCAA level.

Founder at COACH YC S26

Intro paths

YC

Thomas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran COACH's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Thomas can intro founders to COACH's investors below.

COACH's investors · 2

Vela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at COACH

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Mathieu Perez

Mathieu PerezFounder

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Nicolas Sebag

Nicolas SebagFounder

Experience

CoachCo-Founder & COOcurrent2025 — presentRégion de la baie de San Francisco
MiraklCustomer Success & Product2023 — 2024Sydney, Nouvelle-Galles du Sud, Australie
Alsace TestCo Founder - Lead Sales & Growth2021 — 2022Strasburgo
MiraklBusiness Analyst - Customer Success2021Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France

Skills & more

Sales CoachingProduct Management2Customer Success1Project ManagementStrategic Consulting4LeadershipManagement1Marketplaces Strategy

Languages Anglais · Chinois · Espagnol

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Thomas Perez?: Co-founder and COO of COACH, an AI coaching tool for in-person field sales reps, where he leads customer success and a forward-deployed delivery model. He studied Business at Audencia and the University of Sydney, completed coding training at Le Wagon, previously co-founded Alsace Test, and played football in the Atlético Madrid and Torcy academies and at NCAA level.
Where does Thomas Perez work?: Thomas Perez is Founder of COACH.
What companies did Thomas Perez found?: Thomas Perez founded COACH.
Where did Thomas Perez go to school?: Thomas Perez studied at Y Combinator; The Wharton School (Wharton Accelerator - Venture Lab VIPX F24); University of Sydney (Master of Business Administration, Major Entrepreneurship).

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Y Combinator mafia10,230

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The Wharton School mafia570

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University of Sydney mafia109

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Le Wagon mafia29

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Audencia mafia9

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Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of Particle Subomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of Convoy Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Collin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital Victor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

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Also attended University of Sydney454

Clay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures Clare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal Investments Tony NystenPartner at OpenOcean Gustav von SydowInvestor at EQT Ventures Naomi GunasekaranDeputy Chief Financial Officer, Funds - Finance at Magnetar AI Ventures Alex ChetkowskiInvestor at Riverwood Capital

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Also attended Audencia66

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Also attended The University of Alabama in Huntsville14

Becca ChambersChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture Partners Jiake LiuAdvisor at Lair East Labs Josh SeamanPrincipal at Arrowroot Capital Chris C. KempAngel investor Will MarshallCo-founder and CEO at Planet Labs Roberto Di SalvoCEO & Co-Founder at Quoherent

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Shared employers

Also worked at Coach2

Mathieu PerezFounder at COACH Nicolas SebagFounder at COACH

Also worked at Mirakl12

Laurel BowdenPartner at 83North Bobby RileyPlatform Manager at Keyhorse Capital Frederic CourtInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL Antoine NussenbaumInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL Ian LanePartner at Cambridge Innovation Capital Scott FriendPartner at Bain Capital Ventures

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Also worked at Alsace Test1

Mathieu PerezFounder at COACH