Florian Douetteau

Florian Douetteau
Born
Paris, France
EducationÉcole normale supérieure
OccupationsTechnology executive and software engineer
Years active2000–present
Known forCo-founder and CEO of Dataiku

Florian Douetteau is a French technology executive and software engineer, and the co-founder and chief executive officer of Dataiku, a data analytics and artificial intelligence software company.[1] He co-founded Dataiku in Paris in 2013 and has served as its chief executive since its establishment.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Douetteau was born in Paris. He studied mathematics and computer science at the École normale supérieure after completing the French preparatory classes Mathématiques Supérieures and Mathématiques Spéciales.[2][5]

Career

Early career

Douetteau began his career in 2000 at Exalead, a French search engine company. He initially worked on the development of its Exascript programming language and subsequently held positions in research, development and product management. He later became head of research and development, leading a team that grew to around 50 engineers.[2] He remained at Exalead for around a decade and left following the company's acquisition by Dassault Systèmes in 2010.[2][6][4]

In 2011, Douetteau became chief technology officer of IsCool Entertainment, a social-gaming company. His work at IsCool included analysing player behaviour and factors affecting whether users paid for game features and services.[2] He subsequently worked as an independent technical consultant and data scientist, including for the advertising-technology company Criteo.[2]

Dataiku

In January 2013, Douetteau co-founded Dataiku in Paris with Clément Stenac, Thomas Cabrol and Marc Batty.[2][7] The company developed software for preparing and analysing large datasets and generating predictive models.[2][8]

A beta version of the platform was launched in April 2013 and by early 2014, Dataiku employed about 15 engineers and data scientists.[2] In 2016, the company opened its US office and moved its headquarters to New York.[2]

Dataiku raised successive rounds of venture funding, including $3.6 million in January 2015 from Serena Capital and Alven Capital; $14 million in October 2016 led by FirstMark Capital;[9] $28 million in a Series B round in September 2017 led by Battery Ventures;[10] and $101 million in a Series C round in December 2018 led by ICONIQ Capital.[11]

In December 2019, the company achieved unicorn status following CapitalG, the independent growth fund backed by Alphabet Inc., acquiring a stake in Dataiku in a secondary transaction that valued the company at $1.4 billion.[12][13]

Dataiku raised a $100 million Series D round in August 2020 led by Stripes and Tiger Global Management,[14] followed by a $400 million Series E round in August 2021, which valued the company at $4.6 billion.[15]

In March 2022, Dataiku reported more than $150 million in annual recurring revenue.[16] In December 2022, the company raised $200 million in a Series F round led by Wellington Management Company at a valuation of $3.7 billion.[17]

By mid-2024, Dataiku had raised approximately $850 million in total funding and reported $250 million in annual recurring revenue. By October 2025, the company served more than 700 organizations and had surpassed $300 million in annualized recurring revenue.[18]

Views on artificial intelligence

In 2018, Douetteau said that increasing access to artificial intelligence could enable companies to compete with large technology firms that had invested in big-data technologies.[3]

In a 2024 interview with France Inter, Douetteau described Dataiku's approach as combining data analysis with artificial intelligence. He characterized AI as a tool for business decision-making, including pricing, customer targeting and manufacturing processes.[5]

Douetteau has also called for France to accelerate its adoption of artificial intelligence. In the same interview, he said that AI was likely to become increasingly prevalent in education, media, research and other areas of daily life.[5]

In 2026, Douetteau discussed the importance of explainability, the broader costs associated with deploying AI systems, and the need for European infrastructure to reduce dependence on external providers.[19]

Recognition

In 2021, the French business magazine Challenges included Douetteau, Clément Stenac and Thomas Cabrol in a ranking of French technology entrepreneurs.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Florian Douetteau, créateur de licorne - Stratégies". www.strategies.fr (in French). 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Crequy, Perrine (28 March 2014). "Florian Douetteau, la science des "big" données du futur Criteo français". La Tribune (in French). Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  3. 1 2 "Il démocratise le big data : Florian Douetteau, fondateur et PDG de Dataiku". L'Usine Nouvelle (in French). 7 February 2018. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  4. 1 2 "Florian Douetteau : ses chroniques sur le JDN". www.journaldunet.com. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  5. 1 2 3 "Florian Douetteau fait rayonner l'IA française dans le monde". France Inter (in French). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  6. ↑ "Exalead spawned dozens of startups".
  7. ↑ "Google entre au capital de Dataiku qui devient la nouvelle licorne française". L'Usine Digitale (in French). Archived from the original on 2026-02-10. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  8. ↑ Miller, Ron (19 January 2015). "French Startup Dataiku Grabs $3.6M To Continue Developing Big Data Software". Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  9. ↑ "Dataiku raises $14 million round led by FirstMark Capital to make big data easier to use".
  10. ↑ Miller, Ron (6 September 2017). "Dataiku to enhance data tools with $28 million investment led by Battery Ventures". Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  11. ↑ Dillet, Romain (19 December 2018). "Dataiku raises $101 million for its collaborative data science platform". Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  12. ↑ "Avec Dataiku, la France se dote d'une nouvelle « licorne »". Le Monde (in French). 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  13. ↑ "La licorne franco-américaine Dataiku lève 100 millions de dollars". Les Affaires (in French). AFP. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  14. ↑ Cai, Kenrick (24 August 2020). "Data Science Startup Dataiku Raises $100 Million To Keep Growing Its AI Enablement Software". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  15. ↑ Shu, Catherine (5 August 2021). "Dataiku gets $400M at a $4.6B valuation, led by Tiger Global". Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  16. ↑ Cai, Kenrick. "Dataiku Hires CFO, Hits $150 Million Revenue As Execs Talk IPO Roadmap". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  17. ↑ "La licorne de l'IA Dataiku défie les marchés pour lever 200 millions de dollars". Les Échos (in French). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  18. ↑ "Exclusive: AI data analytics startup Dataiku picked banks for US IPO, sources say". Reuters. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  19. ↑ "POINT DE VUE. « L'IA en 2026 : faire rentrer le génie dans sa lampe »".
  20. ↑ "Les 52 entrepreneurs français de la Tech les plus riches". Maddyness (in French). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
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