Etienne Martin
VP of Products @Algolia
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WORK HISTORY
VP of Products @Algolia
Algolia is the market leader in AI powered search and discovery - serving companies and trillions of customer experiences every year.As part of the Executive Leadership Team, I lead the product team - this includes: AI search/retrieval, Agentic platform, experimentation, and platform scale.2024-25 : Algolia’s customer base has grown at a 20%+ annual rate to customersNoteworthy launches:Neural Search: Hybrid (vector-keyword) search with end-to-end AIAlgolia MCP server : Design to use Algolia within agentic workflowAgent Studio: Build production-ready AI agents
EDUCATION
Emlyon Business School
Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Reforge
Retention + Engagement Deep Dive, Growth Series
Isep - École d'ingénieurs du numérique
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science
SKILLS
ABOUT ETIENNE MARTIN
You can learn more at I\'m a product leader who builds AI-powered products at scale. I\'ve helped grow companies from early stage to unicorn status, scaled teams from 1 to 10+, and shipped products used by millions of people.Currently, I lead product at Algolia, the market leader in AI search and discovery, where we serve companies and power trillions of customer experiences annually. We focus on AI search/retrieval, agentic platforms, experimentation, and platform scale. Recently launching Neural Search, Agent Studio, and our Algolia MCP server for agentic workflows.My journey in product started as a freelance software engineer at 15, evolved through technical roles at Amadeus and various startups, and led to product leadership positions at Lyst, CLARK, and now Algolia. I\'ve navigated multiple waves of tech transformation: building e-commerce in the early internet era, leading the transition to mobile and cloud platforms, developing AI-powered retrieval systems, and now building for the agentic AI wave.What I\'m proud of:Scaled CLARK from a startup to Europe largest insurtech and a unicorn, growing revenue from $100M to $270M while achieving profitabilityLed product teams that achieved 235% YoY revenue growth at Lyst and built industry-first solutions like the Universal Shopping CartGrew Algolia\'s customer base by 20%+ annually to customersMentored dozens of product leaders through First Round Fast Track and advisory rolesWhat drives me:Building high-performing teams, leveraging AI/ML to solve real customer problems, and helping early-stage companies navigate product-market fit through to scale.I\'m always open to connecting with product leaders, founders building in the AI/search space, or anyone looking for product strategy guidance.
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