Key People
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Julien LemoineFounder
Co-Founder
2012 – present
Co-founded Algolia in 2012 with Nicolas Dessaigne. Search veteran with 10+ years in the industry. Confirmed on Y Combinator company page as of 2026-04-03.
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Xavier Grand
CTO & Chief Architect
Fourth employee at Algolia. Decade of engineering experience. BSc in Computer Science from EPITA. Confirmed on Algolia leadership page as of 2026-04-03.
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Nicolas DessaigneFounder
Co-Founder
2012 – 2020
Co-founded Algolia in 2012 with Julien Lemoine. Served as CEO until 2020, then became board member and moved to Y Combinator as General Partner. Confirmed on Crunchbase and YC as of 2026-04-03.
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Stephen Lynch
CEO
2026 – present
Appointed CEO in early 2026. Previously General Manager & EVP of Enterprise at AlphaSense for 8 years. Confirmed on Salestechstar announcement as of 2026-04-03.
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Bernadette Nixon
CEO
2020 – 2025
Served as CEO from May 2020 to December 2025. Led $150M Series D (2021, $2.25B valuation). Now serves as board member. Confirmed on Crunchbase as of 2026-04-03.
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Carlton Baab
CFO & CIO
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer. Harvard Business School graduate. Previously at Lithium, CKS Group, and Alfresco. Confirmed on Algolia leadership page as of 2026-04-03.
Funding History
7Series DequityJul 2021
$150Mat $2.3B valuationLed by Lone Pine Capital
Series D funding led by Lone Pine Capital at $2.25B post-money valuation. July 28, 2021. Also included Fidelity Management & Research Company, STEADFAST Capital Ventures, Glynn Capital, Twilio, Accel, and Salesforce Ventures
algolia.comSeries CequityOct 2019
$110MLed by Accel
Series C funding led by Accel with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Alven, DAG Ventures, Founders Circle, Owl Rock Capital, SaaStr Fund, and World Innovation Lab. October 15, 2019
algolia.comSeries BequityJun 2017
$53MLed by Accel
Series B funding led by Accel Partners, June 2017
en.wikipedia.orgSeries AequityMay 2015
$18MLed by Accel
Series A funding led by Accel Partners, May 20, 2015
en.wikipedia.orgSeedequityJun 2014
$1.3M
Second seed round extension, June 19, 2014. Led by Storm Ventures, total seed funding reached $2.8M
seedtable.comInvestments
2| Investor | Round Name | Date | Instrument | Role | Source | Notes | Source check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index Ventures | Seed | 2014 | equity | Lead | techcrunch.com | Index Ventures seed investor in Algolia | Not checked |
| Y Combinator | YC W14 | — | equity | Lead | ycombinator.com | Y Combinator backed. Opposed California SB 1047. | Not checked |
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| Type: | organization |
| YAML Source: | packages/factbase/data/fb-entities/algolia.yaml |
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| Records: | 15 in 3 collections |