# Brent Frei

> Brent Frei is co-founder of Smartsheet. Smartsheet API + MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, Smartsheet.

Brent Frei co-founded Smartsheet in 2005, shortly after selling his previous company, Onyx Software. He funded most of Smartsheet's early development himself.

## What Brent builds

- [Smartsheet API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/smartsheet.md), graded B, 67.6/100, in Spreadsheets & operational tables. Smartsheet is a hosted work management product built on sheets with typed columns, rows, formulas, reports and dashboards. Agents reach it through a REST API (187 operations) and a hosted MCP server, both limited to Business plans and above. Co-founder, Smartsheet, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Eric Brown](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eric-brown/), Co-founder, Smartsheet
- [Laura Nana](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/laura-nana/), Director of Product Management, core platform and developer ecosystem
- [Maria Colacurcio](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/maria-colacurcio/), Co-founder, Smartsheet

## Questions

### Who is Brent Frei?

Brent Frei co-founded Smartsheet in 2005, shortly after selling his previous company, Onyx Software. He funded most of Smartsheet's early development himself.

### What does Smartsheet Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Smartsheet API + MCP from Smartsheet Inc.. Smartsheet is a hosted work management product built on sheets with typed columns, rows, formulas, reports and dashboards. Agents reach it through a REST API (187 operations) and a hosted MCP server, both limited to Business plans and above.

### How are Brent's tools graded?

Smartsheet API + MCP is graded B, 67.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/lnana/details/experience/
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/lnana
- https://www.smartsheet.com/
- https://www.smartsheet.com/about/leadership
- https://help.smartsheet.com/contact
- https://www.smartsheet.com/about
- https://www.smartsheet.com/services/support
- https://www.smartsheet.com/contact?fts=contact-header-nav
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartsheet

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