# Jonathan Grandperrin

> Jonathan Grandperrin is the co-founder and CEO of Mindee, a Y Combinator-backed (W21) API-first platform that automates document understanding using computer vision and machine learning. A graduate of École Polytechnique and UC Berkeley, he previously served as CTO at ECTOR and TankYou before founding Mindee in 2018. Under his leadership, Mindee has raised over $23M, participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch, grown to $3.5M ARR with 200-250% net dollar retention, and become a leading developer tool for intelligent document processing serving accounting, finance, and enterprise software companies worldwide.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Mindee
- **Organizations:** Mindee, Y Combinator (W21)
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Classes Préparatoires (preparatory studies for Grandes Écoles), Lycée Léonce Vieljeux, Engineering Degree, École Polytechnique, Master's in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Co-founded Mindee, a Y Combinator W21 company automating intelligent document processing, Raised $23M+ in funding from GGV Capital, Alven, Serena Capital, Bpifrance, and Y Combinator, Built Mindee to $3.5M ARR (52% YoY growth) with net dollar retention of 200-250%

## Career timeline

- **2011-2012** — Teaching Assistant at Lycée Henri Parriat
- **2012-2013** — Optimization specialist at PSA Peugeot Citroën
- **2014-2016** — CTO at ECTOR (valet parking service startup)
- **2016-2018** — CTO at TankYou (digital platform for fuel delivery and vehicle maintenance)
- **2018** — Co-founded Mindee with Olivier Rey, Georges Ryssen, and Mohamed Biaz
- **2019** — Secured $2.2M seed funding for Mindee
- **2021** — Participated in Y Combinator Winter 2021 (W21) batch
- **2021** — Raised $14M Series A led by GGV Capital; Mindee emerged from stealth
- **2023** — Raised additional $7M venture round (March 2023)
- **2024** — Mindee reaches $3.5M ARR with 70 enterprise customers

## Achievements

- Co-founded Mindee, a Y Combinator W21 company automating intelligent document processing
- Raised $23M+ in funding from GGV Capital, Alven, Serena Capital, Bpifrance, and Y Combinator
- Built Mindee to $3.5M ARR (52% YoY growth) with net dollar retention of 200-250%
- Zero customer logo churn - strong negative churn rate indicating exceptional product-market fit
- Released docTR, a leading open-source document text recognition library on GitHub
- Published technical articles on VentureBeat, DevPro Journal, Medium, and Dataversity
- Graduate of École Polytechnique, one of France's most prestigious engineering institutions

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Mindee reaches $3.5M ARR with 70 enterprise customers and 54 employees
- **2023-03** — Mindee raises $7M venture round to accelerate growth
- **2023-06** — Appeared on Data Defenders Forum podcast discussing evolution from OCR to IDP
- **2023-07** — Promoted docTR open-source OCR library on LinkedIn

## Links

- Website: https://mindee.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-grandperrin-47014563
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/JGrandperrin
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/MindeeAPI/

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Last updated: 2026-05-14