About us

Welcome to Tyk, the API experience platform

Trusted at global scale

Tyk powers mission-critical systems used by millions every day, from banking and travel to healthcare and global enterprises.

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Our mission

Connect every system in the world

We believe APIs should accelerate innovation, not hold it back. Since 2014, our mission has been simple but ambitious: connect every system in the world.

We stand for the democratisation of connectivity. That means giving developers and businesses the freedom to build faster, scale smarter, and innovate without limits. We’re here to be the fabric of the internet, powering the mission-critical systems people use every day.

Everything we do is grounded in a developer-first philosophy: building for the people who actually use our platform. With true flexibility across any infrastructure, performance without compromise, and open innovation at our core, we’re shaping a future where connectivity is open, accessible, and empowering for everyone.

our story

The Tyk way

Tyk was born out of frustration with the rigid, expensive, and overly complex API management solutions dominating the market. Our founders saw developers struggling with platforms that dictated how they should work rather than adapting to how they wanted to work.

So they built something different: an API gateway that was lightweight, performant, and genuinely developer-friendly. What began as a small open-source project quickly gained traction, resonating with teams who were tired of vendor lock-in and black-box platforms.

Today, Tyk has grown into one of the world’s most flexible API management platforms, trusted by hundreds of organizations, from ambitious startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. Recognised as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for API Management 2023, we’re proud of how far we’ve come, but even prouder of staying true to our roots: transparency, performance, and flexibility.

First things first

From day one, Tyk has challenged the status quo. We’ve never just followed trends – we’ve set them. By being first to bring new ideas, technologies, and ways of working into the API space, we’ve helped shape how modern connectivity is built, scaled, and experienced.

Here’s a snapshot of the innovations we brought to the API world first.

Meet our leadership team

Behind Tyk’s industry-leading API platform is a team of innovators, strategists, and builders. Together, our leadership team guides the company with experience, vision, and a relentless focus on making APIs work better for everyone.

Martin Buhr

Co-founder & CEO

James Hirst

Co-founder & COO

Andrew Murray

Co-founder & CCO

Adam Rainsford

CFO

Chris Anderton

CSO

Leonid Bugaev

Head of Engineering

Sophie Laundon

Head of Product

Alienor Davies

Head of Engineering Ops

Allan Eyles

Head of Delivery

Michal Peleg

Head of People

Valmir Verbani

Global Head of Support

Emma Kriskinans

SVP Global Marketing

Mark Gurvis

VP of Sales, North America

Peter Clitheroe

VP of Sales, EMEA & APAC

Rachna Karwasra

VP of Operations
London, UK
Atlanta, USA
London, Canada
Singapore

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