We’ve invested in StackOne to make API integration for SaaS distributors quicker, simpler, and safer. It’s a pleasure to speculate as soon as once more alongside our mates at Episode 1, Portfolio Ventures and a formidable checklist of industry-leading angels.
Hector from Episode 1, first put StackOne and its founders Romain Sestier and Guillaume Lebedel on our radar — thanks, Hector!
After assembly the crew and understanding the ache they’re fixing, it grew to become clear we wanted to companion with Romain and Guillaume for the following stage of their journey.
APIs, or Software Programming Interfaces, are the connectors that permit completely different software program techniques to speak and share information. Companies in the present day depend on a posh, interconnected internet of many various software program functions to run their operations. These functions usually have to change info with one another, which is the place APIs come into play.
Increasingly more, B2B clients predict their SaaS instruments to natively combine with one another. However constructing and managing API connections in-house as a software program vendor is a cumbersome activity that consumes builders’ time. It not solely slows companies down but in addition loses them income after they can’t serve sure shoppers as a consequence of integration limitations.
The challenges of API integration are widespread throughout the software program {industry}. Firms massive and small grapple with integration complexities. After we referenced with SaaS founders and tech leaders, they constantly expressed a need to outsource this work, citing complexity and useful resource drain.
StackOne is altering that by simplifying API integration for software program distributors. It offers a single API that lets you entry your complete addressable market — not saying “no” to clients. This unified API standardised information fashions and endpoints for complete classes of merchandise akin to ATS, CRM, Advertising, and HRIS. Companies solely have to construct as soon as to combine with all of the instruments their clients use. Because of this, they’ll deal with core product improvement, iterate quicker, and develop their buyer base by providing a wider vary of built-in options. Engineering groups can overlook the times of managing API sprawl.
The marketplace for API integration options is huge, with untapped potential. Most firms nonetheless construct them in-house, incurring excessive prices and slowing down the core tech roadmap.
SaaS firms are demanding another. High-down market experiences put API administration companies within the tens of billions.
Nevertheless, we consider StackOne’s unified and privacy-first method will develop the market even additional: constructing outsourced integrations in locations that have been beforehand thought-about ‘too tough’ or ‘too delicate’. They’ve a singular method to changing into class leaders on this thrilling and quickly rising market.
StackOne’s unified API platform simplifies integration with a number of third-party APIs. Typical strategies require constructing and sustaining separate connections individually. StackOne offers a centralised resolution, lowering complexity and streamlining the combination course of.
StackOne’s expertise allows real-time information entry, with information pulls taking simply seconds. This units it aside from rivals, a few of which have longer synchronisation occasions, offering customers with up-to-the-minute information for knowledgeable decision-making. It additionally allows bi-directional integrations (learn and write) that are very restricted with rivals.
StackOne has designed its system with a security-first method. In contrast to some rivals that retailer or cache finish buyer information like Staff or CRM alternatives, StackOne doesn’t retain person information, enhancing information safety and privateness compliance, which is essential in enterprise and controlled industries.
StackOne makes use of LLMs to permit customers to create customized integrations simply. This permits them to quickly add new software program connections, and can, in future, energy a developer-facing platform to allow absolutely customisable API connectors.
On the core of StackOne’s potential are its founders, Romain and Guillaume. From our first interplay, we’ve been astounded by their drive, consideration to element and their method to enterprise constructing. Each are deeply technical and we consider they’ve the abilities to execute on their ambitions.
They’ve based collectively earlier than and continued to work collectively at Yieldify. We’re assured that they’re uniquely positioned to construct the enterprise they’re concentrating on.
Romain brings a singular mix of enterprise and technical experience. He launched ContentSquare’s product within the UK earlier than co-founding Higher.ai alongside Guillaume. He rose quickly to VP of Product at Yieldify, managing a crew of 70, and, at Google, he incubated and constructed $1 billion merchandise. He has been distinctive in each function he has held.
Guillaume is a business CTO who can simplify complicated ideas and align expertise with enterprise targets. He earned a pc science diploma from EPITECH, after which met Romain ~10 years in the past at Maxymiser. He shortly progressed to VP of Engineering at Yieldify and is the architect of the distinctive method which is essential to StackOne’s product.
As they enter yr two, StackOne’s crew proceed to construct out their catalogue beginning with HRIS, ATS, Advertising Automation, and CRMs at pace.
Their imaginative and prescient is for a totally customisable LLM-powered integration platform that builders love.
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For those who’re on the lookout for an answer to the trouble of constructing and sustaining API integrations on your product, you’ll be able to attain out to the StackOne crew straight right here.
For those who’re a founder on the very earliest levels of constructing your organization, I’d love to attach and listen to the imaginative and prescient. You’ll find me on LinkedIn or pitch the broader crew at Playfair right here.
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