The Datadog Mafia

Monitoring the chaos of modern cloud systems is no small feat, and that’s exactly the challenge Datadog set out to solve. Founded in 2010 by Olivier Pomel and Alexis Lê-Quôc, the company emerged from their own frustration as engineers struggling to align development and operations.

Their mission? Bring visibility, collaboration, and trust into a world of complex infrastructures.

Today, it stands as a leading observability platform, helping thousands of organizations—from startups to Fortune 500s—turn sprawling data into actionable insights.

Former team members have carried the company’s emphasis on curiosity, collaboration, and continuous learning into the broader tech ecosystem, founding new ventures and pushing forward the boundaries of cloud, security, and AI.

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The Datadog Mafia has founded 17 companies and raised $126M.

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