Olivier Pomel

Olivier Pomel is co-founder and serves as CEO and board member of Datadog. Before founding Datadog, he built data systems for K-12 teachers and was vice president of technology at Wireless Generation, growing the development team from a few people to nearly 100 top engineers in New York City until the News Corp. acquisition. Before Wireless Generation, he held positions as a software developer at IBM Research and several Internet startups. He is the author of the original VLC media player. Mr. Pomel holds a master’s degree in computer science from Ecole Centrale Paris. He is also an advisor at Undefined Labs, Moderne and Bigeye.

CEO at Datadog

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Visionary technology executive and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience building and scaling technology companies. Co-founder and CEO of Datadog, a leading monitoring and analytics platform. Proven track record of growing engineering teams, developing innovative solutions, and driving business success in both startup and enterprise environments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DATADOG

http://www.datadoghq.com/</a > 

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer | June 2010 – Present

• Founded and scaled Datadog into a leading global monitoring and analytics platform for DevOps teams
• Led the company from startup through successful public offering and beyond
• Developed comprehensive solutions for integrating IT systems, applications, and services
• Built and oversee a global organization serving thousands of customers worldwide

WIRELESS GENERATION

Acquired by News Corp

Vice President, Technology | 2002 – December 2010

• Scaled engineering team from startup phase to 100 top developers in NYC
• Led development of educational technology products serving 3M+ students across 4,000+ school districts
• Generated over $50M in recurring revenue through innovative product development
• Managed implementation of data infrastructure projects with budgets ranging from $30M to $70M
• Architected and delivered scalable solutions for K-12 education technology

SILICONGO

Senior Software Engineer | 2001 – 2002

• Contributed to development of core technology solutions

NEOMEO

http://www.neomeo.com/</a > 

Software Engineer | 2000 – 2001

• Developed software solutions and systems

IBM RESEARCH

https://research.ibm.com/</a > 

Software Engineer | 1999 – 2000

• Conducted research and development of innovative software solutions

Angel Investment Portfolio

Pruna AI

• Date: 18-Nov-2024
• Stage: Seed Round
• Category: Software Development Applications
• Status: Generating Revenue

Thread AI

• Date: 01-Oct-2024
• Category: Business/Productivity Software
• Status: Generating Revenue

XBOW

• Date: 30-Jul-2024
• Category: Network Management Software
• Status: Product Development

CodeRabbit

• Date: 26-Jul-2024
• Category: Software Development Applications
• Status: Generating Revenue

Kestra

• Date: 17-Jun-2024
• Category: Software Development Applications
• Status: Generating Revenue

CUBE

• Date: 06-Jun-2024
• Category: Business/Productivity Software
• Status: Generating Revenue

Simbian

• Date: 11-Apr-2024
• Category: Business/Productivity Software
• Status: Generating Revenue

Cure51

• Date: 20-Mar-2024
• Category: Database Software
• Status: Generating Revenue

Mindflow

• Date: 19-Mar-2024
• Stage: Seed Round
• Category: Network Management Software
• Status: Generating Revenue

Eden AI

• Date: 11-Mar-2024
• Stage: Seed Round
• Category: Business/Productivity Software
• Status: Generating Revenue

EDUCATION

CENTRALESUPÉLEC (ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS)

Engineering Degree | 1996 – 1999

SKILLS

• Technology Leadership
• Enterprise Software Development
• DevOps & Cloud Computing
• Team Building & Management
• Product Strategy
• Business Development
• Startup Growth & Scaling
• Engineering Management

Contact Information

• Location: New York, New York, United States

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