# Andy Li

> Andy Li is founder of Respan (formerly Keywords AI). Respan API + MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Founder, Respan (formerly Keywords AI).

Andy Li is co-founder and CEO of Respan, an open-source AI gateway with observability and evaluations, from Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch. He previously worked in product design at Apple and studied at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hanheli
- X: https://x.com/andydy42

## What Andy builds

- [Respan API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/respan.md), graded B, 65.7/100, in Agent observability & evals. Hosted tracing, evals, prompt management and an LLM gateway to 250+ models, from the company formerly called Keywords AI. Founder, Respan (formerly Keywords AI), researched 2026-10-26.

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Gradient Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gradient-ventures/)
- [Hat-Trick Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/hat-trick-capital/)
- [Xiaoxiao Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/xiaoxiao-fund/)
- [Antigravity Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/antigravity-capital/)
- [Alpen Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/alpen-capital/)
- [Fabian Hedin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/fabian-hedin/)
- [Zexia Zhang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/zexia-zhang/)
- [Todd Li](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/todd-li/)
- [Deshraj Yadav](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/deshraj-yadav/)
- [Daniel Kivatinos](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/daniel-kivatinos/)
- [William Zeng](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/william-zeng/)
- [Jude Rizzo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jude-rizzo/)
- [Daniel Wolf](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/daniel-wolf/)
- [Dawson Chen](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dawson-chen/)
- [Ethan Hou](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ethan-hou/)
- [Shuangling Yin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/shuangling-yin/)
- [Pennie Li](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/pennie-li/)
- [Jinjing Liang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jinjing-liang/)
- [Anand Chowdhary](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/anand-chowdhary/)
- [Raymond Wang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/raymond-wang/)
- [Karthik Narayanan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/karthik-narayanan/)
- [Ishaan Kolluri](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ishaan-kolluri/)
- [Matthew Eggertson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/matthew-eggertson/)
- [Richard Deng](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/richard-deng/)
- [Steef Van Winkel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/steef-van-winkel/)

## Questions

### Who is Andy Li?

Andy Li is co-founder and CEO of Respan, an open-source AI gateway with observability and evaluations, from Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch. He previously worked in product design at Apple and studied at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

### What does Respan (formerly Keywords AI) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Respan API + MCP from Respan (formerly Keywords AI). Hosted tracing, evals, prompt management and an LLM gateway to 250+ models, from the company formerly called Keywords AI.

### Who has invested in Respan (formerly Keywords AI)?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Gradient Ventures, Hat-Trick Capital, Xiaoxiao Fund, Antigravity Capital, Alpen Capital, Fabian Hedin, Zexia Zhang, Todd Li, Deshraj Yadav, Daniel Kivatinos, William Zeng, Jude Rizzo, Daniel Wolf, Dawson Chen, Ethan Hou, Shuangling Yin, Pennie Li, Jinjing Liang, Anand Chowdhary, Raymond Wang, Karthik Narayanan, Ishaan Kolluri, Matthew Eggertson, Richard Deng and Steef Van Winkel.

### How are Andy's tools graded?

Respan API + MCP is graded B, 65.7 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/respan
- https://www.respan.ai/
- https://www.respan.ai/contact
- https://www.respan.ai/about

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