Speakeasy
Backed byGoogle Ventures
About Speakeasy
Speakeasy is a developer platform for building and deploying agent tools as hosted MCPs, with a mission to empower AI builders wherever they are. The company began by crafting toolchains for high-quality SDKs for APIs and has expanded into agentic tools and MCPs with the launch of Gram, its newest product. Demand has grown rapidly among enterprise customers such as LaunchDarkly, Fivetran, and Verizon, while Speakeasy serves a range of clients from 2-person startups to Fortune 500s. It builds in the open and maintains a GitHub presence, and is growing its team quickly as it positions itself as best in class in its space.
Company at a glance
Founders & Leadership
Location
About the Team
Team Distribution
- Engineering44%
- Other Specialized17%
- Operations15%
- Sales & Business Development11%
- Design6%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.University of California, Berkeley
- 2.University of California, Davis
- 3.University of Pennsylvania
- 4.Rutgers University
- 5.Indiana University
Team Worked At
- Postman
- HashiCorp
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft
Team Composition
46 people- Engineering7 senior14
- Education4
- Customer Success and Support3
- Entrepreneurship3 senior3
- Operations1 senior3
- Marketing2
- Administrative1
- Business Development1
Culture & values
We build in the open, indicating transparency and collaborative culture.
We work closely with customers ranging from 2-person startups to Fortune 500s, highlighting a collaborative, customer-focused work style.
We offer flexible ongoing support and in-depth one-to-ones, including emergency 'I have a speech tomorrow' crash courses, reflecting a culture of personalization and responsiveness.
We are in the early stages of our newest product Gram, suggesting a fast-paced environment with room for growth and experimentation.
We engage with both enterprise customers and fast-moving startups, indicating a diverse, cross-scale collaboration approach.
Funding History
$7.6M
raised
AI-powered API infrastructure startup Speakeasy raised a $7.6M seed led by GV; Quiet Capital, Flex Capital, StoryHouse Ventures and Firestreak Ventures participated.
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