Nicolas Dessaigne is a General Partner at YC. He was the co-founder of Algolia (YC W14), a growth stage Search API used by millions of developers. He led the company as CEO up to 350 people before hiring a successor in 2020. He has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Nantes.
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- Nicolas is the founder of Algolia, a company valued at over $2B.
- He's done more than 3,000 office hours over the course of 9 batches at YC
- Nicolas has advised top YC alumni including:
Essays
How To Start A Dev Tools Company
How To Use AI In Your Startup