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Prequel

Lets SaaS vendors build native data warehouse connectors for their customers
Prequel (YC W2021) gives B2B SaaS vendors a drop-in solution for native data warehouse connectors so they can share data with their customers. Founded in 2020 by Charles Chretien and Conor McCarter, the New York-based startup helps SaaS companies export data directly into customer Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, and Databricks instances.
Data Infrastructure 📍 New York, NY Founded 2020
Current Valuation
Private
PRIVATE

IPO Outlookprivate

Is Prequel going public?
No. Prequel is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Prequel's valuation in 2026?
No confirmed valuation is on record for Prequel. The roster shows funding and investors where they are public; it does not estimate a mark.
Has Prequel filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Prequel.
Who are Prequel's investors?
Prequel's investors include Y Combinator.
How much has Prequel raised?
Prequel has raised $5.2M in total, most recently a Seed (YC W2021) of $5.2M in Jan 2021.
Is Prequel publicly traded — can you buy Prequel stock?
No. Prequel is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Prequel on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
How to actually get exposure to Prequel →
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Company Profile

CEO
Charles Chretien
Founded
2020
HQ
New York, NY
Employees
~10
Total Raised
$5.2M
Last Round
Seed (YC W2021) — $5.2M (Jan 2021) · Lead: Y Combinator
IPO Status
none

Fundraising Status

Seed (YC W2021) · $5.2M · 5y 9mo ago
noneTotal raised $5.2M

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Seed (YC W2021)$5.2MJan 2021Y Combinator—

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
0% vs 2026-08
Open roles
5
via careers page
Product-build share
40%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
balanced build + GTM — 40% builders vs 60% go-to-market/G&A — scaling both sides.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month5Aug '265Sep '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionSupport3Data & ML1Security1
■ product-building   ■ go-to-market / G&A
Connections\\ \\ Easily share data with 20+ data platformsSecurity\\ \\ Everything enterprises may requireCustomer Experience\\ \\ Customizable experience for your customersCustomer Experience[Customer Experience](https://www.prequel.co/customer-experience)
Counted from Prequel's live job board as of 2026-09-14; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Charles ChretienConor McCarter

Investors

Y Combinator

Products

  • Native data warehouse connectors (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks)
  • Data sharing API
  • Customer data export platform

Competitors

Fivetran · Census · Hightouch · Airbyte
b2bmodern-data-stackYCW2021developer-platformdata-engineering
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of recent date. Refreshed quarterly.