Nicolas Hourcard 🇺🇦
About Nicolas Hourcard 🇺🇦
Nicolas Hourcard is the Co-founder and CEO of QuestDB, and the Founder of W2 Ventures, with a background in finance and technology.
Company
Nicolas Hourcard is the Co-founder and CEO of QuestDB, a company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. QuestDB is recognized as the fastest open-source time series database. The company has raised $15 million in venture capital from notable investors such as 468 Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures, Y Combinator, Episode 1, Seedcamp, and founders of GitHub, Docker, Reddit, D2iQ, Supabase, PostHog, NGINX, and Citus Data. Additionally, Hourcard actively hires for QuestDB and specifically requests no engagement from agencies and recruiters.
Title
Nicolas Hourcard holds dual roles as Co-Founder/CEO at QuestDB in San Francisco Bay Area and as Founder at W2 Ventures in London, United Kingdom. His leadership role at QuestDB involves overseeing the development and growth of the company, which is celebrated for its high-performance time series database.
Education and Expertise
Nicolas Hourcard has a comprehensive educational background. He studied at Y Combinator in 2020. He earned an Msc in Finance & Investment from The University of Edinburgh from 2012 to 2013. He also studied Corporate Finance at UCL, achieving over 70%, and holds a Bsc (Hons) in Mathematics from King's College London. Additionally, Hourcard has a French Scientific Baccalaureat from Ecole Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuelle and is a Chartered Financial Analyst from the CFA Institute.
Professional Background
Nicolas Hourcard's career includes diverse roles across several prestigious organizations. He has been involved in corporate strategy at Blockchain in London for one year, served as an M&A Associate at Rothschild & Co for two years, and worked as a Tech/Blockchain Advisory Senior Analyst at Nasdaq for two years. His financial expertise is further demonstrated by roles such as Private Wealth Management Analyst at Aon, M&A Summer Analyst at BNP Paribas, and Global Capital Markets Summer Analyst at BNY Mellon.
Achievements
Nicolas Hourcard has raised $15 million for QuestDB, attracting investments from top-tier venture capital firms and industry leaders. Under his leadership, QuestDB has attained recognition as the fastest open-source time series database. Hourcard has also contributed significantly to thought leadership in the industry, penning multiple tutorials and blog posts on various technical topics such as tracking sea-faring ships with AIS data, visualizing real-time NYC cab data, and exploring the fair value of US Bitcoin ETFs. He has also emphasized the importance of performance in time-series data.