Join us as we unveil the path to optimised API management, tailored for modern enterprises.
Jobs below the API
Back in February, Peter Reinhardt published his fairly widely circulated blog post Replacing Middle Management with APIs. (If you haven’t read it already, do so now.)
Replacing Middle Management with APIs by Peter Reinhardt
There’s a trend in Silicon Valley startups to create a software layer in industries that were traditionally pure human services. Uber and Lyft have created software layers in the taxi industry, 99designs Tasks in the visual design industry, Homejoy in the cleaning industry, and so on. These new software services employ armies of human workers, optimizing their output, productivity and quality while driving price down.
Why Executive Interest In APIs Is Booming
A decade ago, API awareness was limited, with evangelists educating a mostly unaware C-suite. Today, APIs are integral to business, widely embraced by executives and developers alike, reflecting a significant shift in digital transformation strategies.
API Integration
Learn about pre-built automation tools and integrations to help your business stay ahead of the curve and deliver IT-as-a service.
GGV Capital API-First Index
At GGV Capital, we are focused on finding the most promising developer-first software companies commercializing APIs, having already backed Agora, Authing, Pinwheel, Mindee and Stream. We are going all-in on API companies because they will fundamentally simplify software development. APIs will allow developers to offload lower-value and time-consuming components of application development so they can focus on higher-value work. For example, instead of a company asking its developers to spend months writing code to accept payments for its software, they can get up and running quickly with Stripe. For authentication, they can use Auth0. For chat, they can use Stream.We expect the use of APIs to continue growing exponentially in the next few years, and many promising companies are building with an API-first approach, including Algoia for search, Mux for video, and Commerce Layer for e-commerce. The public markets are also taking notice. Twilio and Agora are now publicly traded. Okta acquired Auth0 for $6.5B. SoFi acquired Galileo for $1.2B. We expect this trend to continue.2023 Q2 Update Highlights 1) Investment activity continues at a slower pace in Q22) Cohere raised one of the largest funding rounds of Q2 at $270M 3) Two additions to the API-First Index: Clerk & LibLab2023 Q1 Update Highlights1) Slower investment activity continues in Q1 2023 2) Stripe raised one of the largest funding rounds of 2023 at $6.5B3) Two additions to the API-First Index: Finch & SyncteraIn 2022, we tracked VC deal activity for 120+ API-first companies across categories. Find out what we learned:2022 Year in Review Report.GGV Capital is tracking 150+ API-first companies. We have now expanded the API-First Index to include the 60+ private companies that have raised $50M+ in funding. With this Index, we are focusing on API-first companies and have not included the broader and flourishing API economy (but are also very excited about this, having backed Kong and Tray.io!). If you are building API-first, we would love to meet you! Please contact us at apifirstindex@ggvc.com to be included in our list.
Introduction
This website describes a way to manage APIs that is inexpensive, high-performing, and surprisingly easy to use. It’s also great for APIs that are built with gRPC and Protocol Buffers. It’s the only API management system that starts with these powerful approaches, and if you are building APIs with them, you’ll find it especially familiar. It emerged from internal API management practices at Google, and as you might hope, it works great on Google Cloud, but it’s not limited to that. We’ll show you how it can be used with or without Kubernetes on any cloud platform and on systems that you run yourself.
AI Model & API Providers Analysis | Artificial Analysis
Comparison and analysis of AI models and API hosting providers. Independent benchmarks across key performance metrics including quality, price, output speed & latency.
Intro to API for Developers | Namecheap.com
Provides information about environments, how to enable api and a general overview
Below the API
Jobs increasingly fall into one of two categories: Either you tell computers what to do for a living or they tell you what to do.
Environments in Managed Agents | Gemini API | Google AI for Developers
Learn about persistent execution environments for managed agents in the Gemini API, including pre-installed software, snapshots, and configuration options.
These 20 Awesome API Clients Will Change How You Work with APIs
Postman has become a staple in API development, but it’s far from the only option. As the API...
Building Managed Agents | Gemini API | Google AI for Developers
How to create and use custom agents with managed agents in the Gemini API.
Deprecations | OpenAI API
Find information about OpenAI API deprecations and recommended replacements.
