# Nicolas Dessaigne

Nicolas Dessaigne is a General Partner at YC. He was the co-founder of Algolia (YC W14), a Search API used by millions of developers, which he led as CEO up to 350 people before hiring a successor in 2020. He remains involved as a Board Director. He has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Nantes.

Nicolas Dessaigne is a General Partner at YC. He was the co-founder of Algolia (YC W14), a Search API used by millions of developers, which he led as CEO up to 350 people before hiring a successor in 2020. He remains involved as a Board Director. He has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Nantes.

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