Fern
About Fern
Fern helps software companies build a world-class API experience. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Fern builds open-source software with fewer than 20 employees. It is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners and Y Combinator. Fern was acquired by Postman, gaining access to 40 million users and 98% of the Fortune 500 while maintaining independence. Co-founders Danny Sheridan (CEO) and Deep Singhvi lead a team that includes builders from Google, Palantir, Amazon, and Uber, and its customers include Nvidia, Square, Auth0, Intuit, Cohere, ElevenLabs, OpenRouter, and Webflow.
Company at a glance
Founders & Leadership
Location
About the Team
Team Distribution
- Engineering39%
- Other39%
- Operations13%
- Leadership4%
- Sales4%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.University of Michigan
- 2.Harvard University
- 3.The University of Texas at Austin
- 4.University of California, Berkeley
- 5.University of Virginia
Team Worked At
- Palantir Technologies
- Microsoft
- Amazon
- Twilio
Team Composition
54 people- Engineering1 senior13
- Operations7
- Entrepreneurship4 senior4
- Sales1 senior3
- Business Development2
- Information Technology2
- Leadership1 senior2
- Research2
Culture & values
Fern operates as an open-source company.
The company is based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Fern was acquired by Postman but maintains independence, speed, and ownership of a startup.
Co-founder Danny Sheridan emphasizes collaboration in person and hearing customer love first-hand.
Life at Fern
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