Sebastien Pahl, Angel Investor

Sébastien Pahl is a systems engineer and entrepreneur, currently serving as Senior Principal Systems Engineer at Cloudflare, where he focuses on emerging technologies and container innovation. He previously held leadership roles at GitLab, Red Hat, and Mesosphere, and co‑founded Opstrace, an open‑source observability platform acquired by GitLab. Earlier in his career, Sébastien directed engineering teams at Red Hat and Mesosphere, leading projects around Kubernetes, DCOS, and the Operator SDK. His work reflects a consistent focus on building scalable infrastructure, open‑source collaboration, and advancing developer tools. As an angel investor, Sébastien has made over ten investments in cloud, AI, and developer platforms. His recent commitments include Qovery, Kerys Software, Eden AI, and Tailwarden, underscoring his focus on startups driving innovation in infrastructure, automation, and applied artificial intelligence.