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  "markdown": "Co-founder and CTO, Tray.ai.\n\nAlistair Russell co-founded Tray.ai in 2012 with Rich Waldron and Dominic Lewis, and is its chief technology officer. Tray builds an integration, automation and MCP platform for enterprise teams.\n\n## What Alistair builds\n\n- [Tray.ai API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tray.md), graded C, 55.6/100, in Workflow automation. Low-code integration platform with an embedded product for SaaS vendors. Co-founder and CTO, Tray.ai, researched 2026-10-28.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Dominic Lewis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dominic-lewis/), Co-founder and CRO, Tray.ai\n- [Rich Waldron](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rich-waldron/), Co-founder and CEO, Tray.ai\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [CPP Investments](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/cpp-investments/)\n- [True Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/true-ventures/)\n- [Notable Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/notable-capital/)\n- [Spark Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/spark-capital/)\n- [Meritech Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/meritech-capital/)\n- [StepStone Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/stepstone-group/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Alistair Russell?\n\nAlistair Russell co-founded Tray.ai in 2012 with Rich Waldron and Dominic Lewis, and is its chief technology officer. Tray builds an integration, automation and MCP platform for enterprise teams.\n\n### What does Tray.ai make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Tray.ai API + MCP from Tray.ai. Low-code integration platform with an embedded product for SaaS vendors.\n\n### Who has invested in Tray.ai?\n\nThe sources our research read name CPP Investments, True Ventures, Notable Capital, Spark Capital, Meritech Capital and StepStone Group.\n\n### How are Alistair's tools graded?\n\nTray.ai API + MCP is graded C, 55.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://tray.ai/\n- https://tray.ai/company/about/\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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