# Nicolas Orban

> Nicolas Orban is the New York-based CEO and co-founder of Conduktor, founded in 2020 with Stéphane Derosiaux and Stéphane Maarek. Previously a sales leader at Meero and Deliveroo, he leads a business that developed from a Kafka desktop application into enterprise software for streaming data operations. Conduktor announced a $30 million Series B in November 2024.

- **Role:** CEO and co-founder at Conduktor
- **Organizations:** Conduktor, Meero, Deliveroo
- **Education:** Université catholique de Louvain
- **Known for:** Co-founded Conduktor in 2020., Led Conduktor through its November 2024 $30 million Series B., Conduktor attracted 60,000 users across more than 9,000 companies organically by November 2021, according to Accel.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2020** — Worked in business development and corporate business at Deliveroo, then led international sales at Meero.
- **2020** — Co-founded Conduktor with Stéphane Derosiaux and Stéphane Maarek.
- **2021** — Conduktor announced its Accel-led $20 million Series A.
- **2022** — Conduktor introduced Console in October; Orban later said nearly half of the team was let go during the year.
- **2023** — Conduktor released Gateway and held its fourth team offsite in Cély, outside Paris.
- **2024** — Announced a $30 million Series B led by RTP Global with M12, Ansa and Accel.
- **2025** — Discussed relocating to New York to develop the U.S. market; his public LinkedIn profile now lists New York.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Conduktor in 2020.
- Led Conduktor through its November 2024 $30 million Series B.
- Conduktor attracted 60,000 users across more than 9,000 companies organically by November 2021, according to Accel.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Conduktor’s company page, marked updated March 2026, continues to identify Orban as CEO and co-founder.
- **2025-02** — Discussed U.S. expansion, hiring lessons and more financially efficient growth in an RTP Global interview.
- **2024-11** — Published Conduktor’s $30 million Series B announcement.

## Links

- Website: https://www.conduktor.io/authors/nicolas-orban
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-orban-64b660b8/

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