# Nicolas le Jeune

> Nicolas le Jeune is the co-founder and CEO of Courtyard, a New York-based marketplace connecting secured physical collectibles with digital ownership and trading. Previously in sales and partnerships at Google and YouTube, he co-founded Courtyard with Paulin Andurand in 2021 and took it through Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 batch. His public interests include watch collecting and producing music.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Courtyard
- **Organizations:** Courtyard, Google, YouTube, Y Combinator
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Engineering, Université catholique de Louvain, Master’s degree, Business Engineering, Louvain School of Management, Master’s degree, International Management, CEMS - The Global Alliance in Management Education, Master’s degree, International Business, FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas, Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Google sales awards in 2016, as listed on his LinkedIn profile., Google President Club award in February 2018, described on LinkedIn as recognition for the top 1% of the Google Cloud sales organisation., Co-founded Courtyard and participated in Y Combinator Winter 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2015–2016** — Google Cloud account executive in Dublin.
- **2016–2017** — Google Cloud SMB territory manager for France, Benelux and Africa.
- **2017–2018** — Google territory manager in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- **2018–2020** — YouTube partner operations manager working with music labels.
- **2020–2021** — YouTube strategic partner manager for TV and film.
- **2021** — Co-founded Courtyard with Paulin Andurand.
- **2022** — Courtyard participated in Y Combinator W22, announced a Brink’s partnership and raised a $7 million seed round led by NEA.
- **2025** — Announced a $30 million Series A led by Forerunner Ventures.

## Achievements

- Google sales awards in 2016, as listed on his LinkedIn profile.
- Google President Club award in February 2018, described on LinkedIn as recognition for the top 1% of the Google Cloud sales organisation.
- Co-founded Courtyard and participated in Y Combinator Winter 2022.
- Courtyard raised $7 million in seed funding led by NEA and $30 million in Series A funding led by Forerunner.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Appeared on Donne le Rythme to discuss leaving Google, Courtyard’s logistics, and ambitions beyond Pokémon.
- **2026-02** — Discussed Courtyard’s Lunar New Year Zodiac Pack in GamesBeat; the company reported more than one million users and $750 million in annual GMV over the preceding year.
- **2025-07** — Announced Courtyard’s $30 million Series A and reported $50 million in monthly GMV, compared with $50,000 in January 2024.

## Links

- Website: https://courtyard.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-le-jeune
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/LeJ3une

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