Ulrik Stig Hansen
FounderCo-Founder & President at Encord
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedEncord · YC
About
Ulrik Stig Hansen is co-founder and co-CEO of Encord, a data infrastructure company.
Co-Founder & President at EncordYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Ulrik went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — 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 Encord's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ulrik can intro founders to Encord's investors below.
Encord's investors · 9
Bright Pixel CapitalLisbon · since 2026Crane Venture PartnersLondon · $750K – $3M checks · since 2026CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2026Harpoon VenturesSan Diego · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026Isomer CapitalLondon · since 2026Next47Palo AltoSonae IMPortoWellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Encord
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Eric LandauFounder
Experience
- EncordCo-Founder & Co-CEOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- J.P. MorganAssociate, Global Markets2015 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ulrik Stig Hansen?
- Ulrik Stig Hansen is co-founder and co-CEO of Encord, a data infrastructure company.
- Where does Ulrik Stig Hansen work?
- Ulrik Stig Hansen is Co-Founder & President of Encord.
- What companies did Ulrik Stig Hansen found?
- Ulrik Stig Hansen founded Encord.
- Where did Ulrik Stig Hansen go to school?
- Ulrik Stig Hansen studied at Imperial College London (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science).
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