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Fern (YC W23) — Instantly offer SDKs and API docs

APIs underpin the internet but are still painful to work with. They are often untyped, unstandardized, and out-of-sync across multiple sources of truth.

Fern is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2023 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Instantly offer SDKs and API Docs. The founders listed are Danny Sheridan (Founder), Zach Kirsch (Founder), Deep Singhvi (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 29, 2023).

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Fern

New accelerator entry · 2023-01-29 · the record

Winter 2023
batch
30
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchWinter 2023
Announced2023-01-29
StageGrowth
StatusAcquired
Team size30
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Engineering, Product and Design
SectorsDeveloper Tools, SaaS, B2B, Open Source, API
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedNew York City, NY, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttps://www.buildwithfern.com
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APIs underpin the internet but are still painful to work with. They are often untyped, unstandardized, and out-of-sync across multiple sources of truth. Fern helps companies deliver SDKs and API documentation that they’re are proud to share with their customers. We’re fewer than 40 people, based in Brooklyn, NY, and are building open source.

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