Nicolas Hourcard, CFA

Co-Founder

London, England, United Kingdom13 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Co-founder of the fastest open source time series database.
Expert in time series analysis and database management.
Significant experience in capital markets and fintech investments.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on database management and time series analysis.

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Skills

Core Skills

Time Series AnalysisDatabase Management

Other Skills

QuestDB databasePerformance OptimizationCapital MarketsPosthog

About

Co-founder of QuestDB, the fastest open source time series database - https://github.com/questdb/questdb

Experience

Questdb

Co-founder/CEO

Jul 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 9 mos · New York, New York, United States

QuestDB is the fastest growing time-series database. Engineered for demanding workloads—from trading floors to stock exchanges—it delivers ultra-low latency, high ingestion throughput, and a multi-tier storage engine. Native support for open formats keeps your data portable and free from vendor lock-in.
QuestDB is designed from the ground up to operate as close to the hardware as possible - eliminating ingestion bottlenecks and lowering overall hardware requirements.
https://questdb.com/

Time Series AnalysisQuestDB databaseDatabase Management

W2 ventures

Founder

Oct 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 6 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

Investments: Revolut, Mercury, Kraken, Crowdcube, KeyDB (Acquired), Seam (YCS20), Cal.com, Gozem, PeerDB (Acquired), Vena Vitals (YCS20), Formal (YCS20), Webiny (YCW21), Hydra (YCW22), CodeCrafters (YCS22), SuperTokens (YCS20), Closir, Altitude.fi

Blockchain

Corporate Strategy

Jul 2018 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr · London, United Kingdom

Worked closely with Xen Bayhard (COO), and met my QuestDB co-founders

Rothschild & co

M&A Associate

Jan 2016 – Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos · London

Advised companies on M&A transactions globally. Focus on tech / data / cloud

Nasdaq

Tech / Blockchain Advisory Senior Analyst

Jun 2014 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos · London, United Kingdom

Advisory for Nasdaq listed companies. Worked on the implications of Blockchain technology for the financial services industry

Aon

Private Wealth Management Analyst

Jul 2013 – Jun 2014 · 11 mos · London

Bnp paribas

M&A Summer Analyst

Jun 2012 – Sep 2012 · 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

Bny mellon

Global Capital Markets Summer Analyst

Jul 2011 – Sep 2011 · 2 mos · London, United Kingdom

Education

The University of Edinburgh

Msc Finance & Investment

Jan 2012 – Jan 2013

Y Combinator

Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

CFA Institute

Chartered Financial Analyst

King's College London

Bsc (Hons) — Mathematics

Jan 2009 – Jan 2012

UCL

Corporate Finance

Jan 2011 – Jan 2012

Ecole Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuelle

French Scientific Baccalaureat

Jan 2001 – Jan 2008

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