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2015

Founded

$21M+

Funding

50+

Employees

75K+

Users

40+

Countries

Headquartered in Austin, TX

(but we're a remote-first company!)

Next Coast Ventures, Bill Wood Ventures

Primary Investors

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About Stoplight

Stoplight is a collaborative API design platform that integrates seamlessly into your existing workflows to enable effective connections that drive business growth. Visit our About Us section to learn about our social impact, our core values, and teammates.

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Boilerplate
Stoplight is a global application programming interface (API) technology company offering a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for high-quality API development at any scale. As an industry leader with patented technology in API design, Stoplight’s solution brings together editing, documentation, and governance into one powerful API enablement platform. Stoplight is remote-first and based in Austin, TX. To learn more, visit stoplight.io or follow us on Twitter @stoplightio.
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Forbes
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TechTarget
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Forbes
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18 Tech Leaders Share Their Strategies For Preventing Team Silos
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FeedSpot
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15 Best API Podcasts You Must Follow in 2023
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InfoQ
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API Design Reviews are Dead. Long Live API Design Reviews!
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MakeUseOf
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6 Free API Documentation Tools
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Kingsmen Software
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5 Questions to Ask a Prospective Development Partner
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TechDogs
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Top 5 API Management Tools Of 2023
April 20, 2023
Forbes
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Council Post: How to Successfully Approach an API Endeavor
April 11, 2023
Security Boulevard
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How CISOs Can Influence API Security Change
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Hacker Noon
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53 Stories to Learn About APIs
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NordicAPIs
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Helpful API Documentation Best Practices
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Subscriptions: Scaled Podcast
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Episode 109: The Rise of APIs with Ann Boyd at Stoplight
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DEV Community
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What tools do you use to design APIs with OpenAPI Specification?
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DEV Community
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Best API documentation tools you need
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Profiq MovingFast Podcast
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What do Startup Tech Leaders need to Know about APIs?
February 15, 2023
Built In Austin
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100 Best Hybrid Places to Work 2023: Editor's Choice
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The New Stack
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Improve the Quality of Your APIs with Spectral Linting
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Write Choice
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Best API documentation tools for 2023
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Forbes
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Council Post: Why APIs Should Be a C-Level Concern
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DEV Community
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Review: 10 Top API Mock Tools
January 4, 2023
InfoQ
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Microservices Integration Done Right Using Contract-Driven Development
January 3, 2023
Nordic APIs
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The Difference Between API-First and API-as-a-Product
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DEV Community
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How to Mock Online APIs Without Setting Up a Server
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Forbes
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Council Post: 8 Digital and API Buzzwords You Should Care About and Why
November 8, 2022
DarkRound
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The 101 Most Innovative Developer APIs Companies
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Forbes
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Council Post: 16 Signs It's Time To 'Pull The Plug' On A Tech Project
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InfoQ
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Shift Left Approach for API Standardization
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Forbes
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Council Post: Full Lifecycle vs. Specialized: What Companies Should Consider When Creating APIs
October 11, 2022
Best Startup Texas
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The Most Innovative Developer Platform Companies
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CIO
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The experience economy, the ecosystem mandate, and why API design may be the key to competitive advantage
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Stoplight
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Stoplight Announces New CEO, Harrison Yeager
July 18, 2022
VentureBeat
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Software architecture could determine the winners as businesses digitize
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InfoWorld
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5 tips for writing better API documentation
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ProgrammableWeb
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Paula Tulis Discusses How Stoplight's Efforts Toward Inclusivity Improve Developer Engagement
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ITPro Today
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Why APIs are the Foundation of Modern Software Development
March 29, 2022
MarTech Series
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You Can't Be "Digital-First" Without API Design
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Stoplight
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Stoplight Recognized as a Leader in the G2 Spring 2022 API Design Report
March 22, 2022
devmio
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Women in Tech: “Find a way to quiet the self-doubts early”
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Built In Austin
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Look Forward to Going to Work: 10 Austin Tech Companies Hiring Now
March 3, 2022
Stoplight
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Stoplight Earns Spot on G2's 2022 Best Software Awards for Fastest Growing Products
February 8, 2022
CrossBeam
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Tech Ecosystem Maturity: Scaling Your Integration Program via Your API
February 3, 2022
DevOps.com
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Trends in the API Industry
February 3, 2022
Nordic APIs
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How Do You Treat an API as a Product?
February 3, 2022
Digital Anarchist
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TechStrong TV Software Design Industries
January 24, 2022
API Handyman
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Nobody cares about API design guidelines
January 20, 2022
Bump
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What is OpenAPI?
January 20, 2022
Together Fund
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Building for 26.9 Million Developers (Go-to-Market for DevTools)
January 20, 2022
Better Programming
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9 Tools I Used the Most During Software Development in 2021
January 8, 2022
Stoplight
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Stoplight Named a 2022 Best Place to Work by Built In
January 5, 2022
Built In Austin
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New Year, New You: 9 Austin Companies Hiring
January 5, 2022
Bank Automation News
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Listen: Stoplight CTO says early checks prevent 80% of security risk vectors in open APIs
December 12, 2021
TechCrunch
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Why generic marketing approaches don't work on software developers
October 7, 2021
Stoplight
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Stoplight Recognized as Winner at the 2021 A-List Awards
October 1, 2021
Built In Austin
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Looking for a New Engineering Role? These Companies are Hiring
September 20, 2021
Nordic APIs
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Using Spectral to Lint Your OpenAPI Definition
September 14, 2021
Stoplight
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Stoplight Recognized a Leader in the Inaugural G2 Fall 2021 API Design Grid
September 8, 2021
DEV Community
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Breaking Up Rails Monoliths and Contact-Driven API Development with Dmitry Pashkevich
September 8, 2021
Austin Chamber
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Austin Chamber announces 2021 A-List honorees
August 23, 2021
TechMediaToday
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Understanding the Importance of an API Design-First Approach
August 3, 2021
Nordic APIs
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A List of API Podcasts to Follow in 2021
August 3, 2021
Stoplight
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Stoplight Recognized with Crozdesk Trusted Vendor 2021 Awards
July 15, 2021
Hacker Noon
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Principles of API First Design Thinking
June 25, 2021
Hacker Noon
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The Secret to Brewing Up a Good API
May 23, 2021
DEV Community
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Linting OpenAPI specs using Spectral
May 8, 2021
Built In Austin
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21 Austin Companies to Watch in 2021
April 22, 2021
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What Silicon Valley's ATX Embrace Means for Homegrown Tech Talent
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Stoplight
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Stoplight Secures $11 Million in Funding as Growth Accelerates
February 8, 2021
Built In Austin
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API Design Startup Stoplight Raises Another $$11M Amid a Surge in Demand
February 8, 2021
TechBeacon
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The top 5 DevOps trends: What being mainstream means to your team
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