# Andrew McEwen

> Andrew McEwen is co-founder and former CTO; Engineering Manager at Atlassian. Secoda on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and former CTO; Engineering Manager at Atlassian.

Andrew McEwen co-founded Secoda, an AI data search and analytics tool, with Etai Mizrahi in Y Combinator's Summer 2021 batch; Atlassian acquired the company in 2025. His Y Combinator profile lists earlier roles at Redfin, Acadium and SMART Technologies.

- LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/armcewen
- X: https://x.com/andrew_mcewen

## What Andrew builds

- [Secoda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/secoda.md), graded E, 44.7/100, in Company knowledge & data catalogues. Secoda is a hosted data catalogue with lineage, monitoring and governance, which Atlassian has acquired. Agents use a REST API with a workspace API key, and a local MCP server for search, lineage and SQL. Co-founder and former CTO; Engineering Manager at Atlassian, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Etai Mizrahi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/etai-mizrahi/), Co-founder; Secoda leader following Atlassian acquisition

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Craft Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/craft-ventures/)
- [Abstract Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/abstract-ventures/)
- [Garage Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/garage-capital/)
- [Jordan Tigani](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jordan-tigani/)
- [Scott Breitenother](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/scott-breitenother/)
- [Chad Sanderson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/chad-sanderson/)
- [Tristan Handy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tristan-handy/)

## Questions

### Who is Andrew McEwen?

Andrew McEwen co-founded Secoda, an AI data search and analytics tool, with Etai Mizrahi in Y Combinator's Summer 2021 batch; Atlassian acquired the company in 2025. His Y Combinator profile lists earlier roles at Redfin, Acadium and SMART Technologies.

### What does Secoda, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Secoda from Secoda, Inc.. Secoda is a hosted data catalogue with lineage, monitoring and governance, which Atlassian has acquired. Agents use a REST API with a workspace API key, and a local MCP server for search, lineage and SQL.

### Who has invested in Secoda, Inc.?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Craft Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Garage Capital, Jordan Tigani, Scott Breitenother, Chad Sanderson and Tristan Handy.

### How are Andrew's tools graded?

Secoda is graded E, 44.7 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.secoda.co/blog/atlassian-acquires-secoda
- https://ca.linkedin.com/in/etai-mizrahi-07656aa1
- https://x.com/MizrahiEtai
- https://ca.linkedin.com/in/armcewen
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/secoda
- https://www.secoda.co/
- https://www.secoda.co
- https://www.secoda.co/about

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