Startup profile for Akita Software: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Akita Software funding, valuation and investors

API observability — auto-discovers and monitors APIs from traffic without SDKs.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Seed

Amount not disclosed · 2018

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

Not publicly disclosed

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

acquired

acquired

Investors in latest funding

Other: Andreessen Horowitz

Sources: latest funding: Seed (2018): co-led by a16z (Martin Casado) and Sequoia (Mike Vernal) — rare split seed (Pragmatic Engineer) Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Akita Software provided API discovery and monitoring. Postman acquired Akita in July 2023.

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.

Product & use cases

Akita Software provided API discovery and monitoring.

  • Primary product use case per company site
  • Enterprise or consumer deployment

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

Funding history (newest first)

Seed

2018

Source: Seed (2018): co-led by a16z (Martin Casado) and Sequoia (Mike Vernal) — rare split seed (Pragmatic Engineer)

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Akita Software's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz Sequoia Capital

Competitive landscape

Edge: Jean Yang's Akita watched API traffic to surface regressions; a16z co-led seed with Sequoia before Postman acquired the team in 2023.

Akita Software competes in developer-tools, enterprise-saas. Incumbents have distribution; startup edge depends on product depth and buyer references. See competitors for specific tradeoffs — no invented market share claims.

  • Datadog adjacent

    Observability platform.

  • GitHub incumbent

    Developer platform incumbent.

  • Salesforce incumbent

    Enterprise platform incumbent.

  • Microsoft incumbent

    Platform bundling competitor.

Notable stories

  • Acquired by Postman (Jul 2023): API observability team and technology (BusinessWire)

Industries

Developer Tools Enterprise SaaS

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Akita Software provided API discovery and monitoring.
Directory-linked investors include /fund/andreessen-horowitz, /fund/sequoia.
acquired stage, acquired status. Acquired by Postman (Jul 2023): API observability team and technology (BusinessWire)
Acquired — see highlights for acquirer and date.
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Not publicly disclosed unless noted in highlights.
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