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Akita Software
API observability — auto-discovers and monitors APIs from traffic without SDKs.
Stage
acquired
Status
acquired
Coverage
full
Why Akita Software is interesting
Jean Yang's Akita watched API traffic to surface regressions; a16z co-led seed with Sequoia before Postman acquired the team in 2023.
Key facts
- Acquired by Postman (Jul 2023): API observability team and technology (BusinessWire)
- Seed (2018): co-led by a16z (Martin Casado) and Sequoia (Mike Vernal) — rare split seed (Pragmatic Engineer)
- Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230719991128/en/Postman-Acquires-Akita-Software-to-Help-Build-the-Future-of-API-Observability
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Industries
Developer Tools Enterprise SaaS
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FAQs about Akita Software
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Akita provided API observability — auto-discovering and monitoring APIs from network traffic without requiring SDK instrumentation.
a16z (Martin Casado) and Sequoia (Mike Vernal) co-led the 2018 seed — a rare split seed. See /fund/andreessen-horowitz and /fund/sequoia.
Seed-stage before Postman acquired Akita in July 2023.
API sprawl makes shadow endpoints a security and reliability risk. Akita's traffic-based discovery fit the shift to microservices without per-service agents.
No — Postman acquired Akita Software in July 2023.
Last updated: 2026-07-24