API

also referred to as: apis

14 statements across 13 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 13 people on the record · first statement Apr 20, 2017 by Amit Shanbhag · across every show →

Everything said about API, oldest first

Apr 20, 2017 neutral
Disclosure
Shanbhag: RocketReach revenue is 40% API and 60% consumer subscriptions
“I think it's like 40% API, 60%. Consumers, and then internationals, somewhat similar, actually, 60% US, 40% international.”
Amit Shanbhag Apr 20, 2017 ▶ 19:11 635: RocketReach Kills Low Margin Product, Doubles Down on $70 ARPU Customers, $10M 2017 ARR goal with CEO Amit Shanbhag
Jul 9, 2017 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Seavey: About 300 developers use Nexosis API for machine learning
“Today we have about 300 different developers that are all using our API to do time series type of problems or impact analysis type of problems, and they just make an API call, and now they're actually using artificial intelligence or machine learning without h…”
Ryan Seavey Jul 9, 2017 ▶ 2:22 715: This CEO Doesn't Care That VC Has Him By Throat
Feb 28, 2018 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Published APIs Are Projected to Triple Within Six Months
“In fact, I just saw a study I forgot who it was from, but they were estimating that the number of APIs that are published are going to triple in the next six months.”
Mark Geene Feb 28, 2018 ▶ 12:42 949 API Plubming for Internet Passes 200 Customers, $10m ARR
May 30, 2018 positive
Insight
Latka: Building on partner APIs creates startup acquisition demand
“If you start thinking about an exit, having channel partners is a great place to start in terms of trying to drum up demand for your company, because you're already built on their API, hopefully adding value”
Nathan Latka May 30, 2018 ▶ 12:23 1040 To Get Rich, Don't Need $1b Exit, She Has 4 Exits Across 10 Companies
Jul 31, 2018 positive
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Geva: API products avoid churn because they require no human intervention
“Since we are an API, we are in the backend and no human is, is, is intervening. So it's not like you have a system that, a SaaS system that the guy finds out one day that he stopped using the system and then he cancels. As long as we're doing a good job, We wi…”
Ron Geva Jul 31, 2018 ▶ 16:20 1102 WebHose CEO on understanding unstructured data, passes $2.3m in ARR
Aug 13, 2020
Disclosure
Artivatic offers over 100 modular APIs on its insurtech platform
“We have a hundred plus APIs in this platform.”
Layak Singh Aug 13, 2020 ▶ 4:18 Artivatic Insurtech API $1m Revenue, Closing $500k Round Now
Sep 14, 2020 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
RiteKit's API business has become the company's primary revenue source
“It's actually a wild time for us because now the API is our main revenue source.”
Saul Fleischman Sep 14, 2020 ▶ 9:02 RiteKit 431k Email List, Conversions Tough?
Jul 19, 2021
Disclosure
Merge charges one cent per API request on pay-as-you-go plan
“We offer our pay as you go plan. So it's one cent per API request.”
Gil Feig Jul 19, 2021 ▶ 4:01 How this DevOps Tool Plans to Break $1m in First 9 months
Jul 6, 2022
Insight
Keeley: Embedded Fintech Adoption Requires Human Support Beyond APIs
“We think that it takes more than just an API. You have to have a really good API, but I think Putting a team around things to achieve the goals. We shouldn't forget that it takes a lot of a lot of talent as well to win.”
Joe Keeley Jul 6, 2022 ▶ 3:31 SaaS company and want to move into payments? Justifi helps you do it fast. Almost $5b in platform GMV across 36 customers today.
Jun 26, 2023
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Delivet: API connectors and field mapping beat rigid CSV templates
“I've seen many, many software that are specifying a template to use when you want to import file. So basically, please, download the CSV file. Now, prepare the file that you want to upload, and upload it again. Well, I think we're in 2023, so creating this kin…”
Alex Delivet Jun 26, 2023 ▶ 13:55 Tips for Creating a $1m Customer Onboarding Experience
Aug 8, 2023 neutral
Insight
Kagan: Building a company around an API creates irreversible vendor lock-in
“So after three months and you build on an API and you built your own company, whole company around that API, you can't go back.”
Ezra Kagan Aug 8, 2023 ▶ 11:41 How Hirize Hit $14k MRR in 60 Days
Aug 8, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kagan: 80% of outsourced HR APIs run on outdated technology
“So the systems that we're all using today, they're using, if they're using an outsourced API, which is 80%, they're using outdated technology to extract data from resumes and then match it.”
Ezra Kagan Aug 8, 2023 ▶ 3:27 How Hirize Hit $14k MRR in 60 Days
Aug 30, 2023
Disclosure
Maryasin: Monite charges per active SME per module, plus take rates
“We don't price based on API calls. We price for active SME customer per module per month. So it's basically a scalable SaaS model. And then if people buy payments and some financial services for months, we also have a take rate in that.”
Ivan Maryasin Aug 30, 2023 ▶ 4:46 Why He Spent $5m on Fintech API MVP, 20 Customers Today and $20k in MRR
Jul 23, 2026 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Chevalier: Roughly one-third of Surfe revenue comes from API and credit usage
“It's now a third, roughly as we have been launching it, as we have been launching it partially, I would say, beginning of last year it's now roughly a third, and that combines API that combines credits in product and recently MCP.”
David Chevalier Jul 23, 2026 ▶ 15:08 How David Chevalier Hit $15M ARR With a Chrome Extension and No Sales Team - Surfe
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