Datadog

Founder-led with Olivier Pomel as CEO and Alexis Lê-Quôc as CTO, supported by experienced leadership and a long-tenured CFO. Execution has been consistent across product, go-to-market and financial discipline, with rapid innovation exemplified by Bits AI agents and LLM Observability.

Departure of a long-time president to venture capital reduces one veteran operator in the chair but the bench remains strong. Culture and pace of delivery compare favorably in the software peer set.